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Symbols of the Maori World : Handcrafted bone and jade carvings
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NZ$ 17.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Matthew Eru Wepa
History and meaning of Maori carvings. Explained through words and photos.
Special limited edition 2005.
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He Kete He Korero : Every Kete has a Story - OP
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Toi Te Rito Maihi & Maureen Lander
Kete, much-loved but often overlooked, are a rich store of information and memories. Here a weaver and a teacher present interviews with makers, owners and users — and stunning colour photos of their humble ‘baskets of knowledge’.
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How to Make a Piupiu
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Leilani Rickard
An illustrated book with step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt. Experienced Totorua weaver Leilani Rickard covers everything you need to know - from customary uses of harakeke or flax, to the simple tools you will need to finish the garment. The colour photographs record every phase of the craft process and include a gallery of finished garments in both traditional and contemporary styles.
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Maori Arts of the Gods
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Deidre Brown (photography Brian Brake)
This book will appeal to those seeking an accessible pictorial guide to ancient Maori objects carved from wood, stone, pounamu (jade), bone, feathers and fibre. It contains the best selection of photographer Brian Brake’s images, slanted toward those pieces that are widely recognised from the
Te Maori
exhibition, such as
Uenuku
or the Kaitaia lintel.
The works are grouped by the different arts, with an explanation of how each was inspired by the gods in Maori mythology.
First published 2005.
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Raranga Whakairo : Maori Plaiting Patterns
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NZ$ 39.95 each
Paperback
Author:
Mick Pendergrast
Over 200 striking patterns are included in this collection of raranga whakairo (Maori plaiting patterns).
First published in 1984, it continues to be a source of pride and inspiration for contemporary Maori craftspeople, and a stimulus for those working in other arts and crafts. In
Raranga Whakairo
Mick Pendergrast has recorded these designs and gathered them in book form to ensure they will not be lost for all time. It is an invaluable resource for beginners and for skilled kitmakers.
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Bone Carving
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Stephen Myhre
Bone Carving is an old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artefacts have decorative features that are clearly necessary for their functional nature. Showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since the earliest times. In Bone Carving, Stephen Myhre has drawn with great sensitivity, on techniques and styles of carving from a wide range of Pacific cultures, particulary Maori. The result is a superbly practical handbook for anyone embarking upon this rapidly growing craft.
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Carver and the Artist : Maori Art in the Twentieth Century
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NZ$ 90.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Damian Skinner
Maoritanga and Maori modernist art 1900 - 1980
This exciting book charts the growth and development of the Maori modernist art. Artists constructed a Maori art that attempted to respond to the modern world.
The book includes a rich selection of reproductions.
This exciting book by a leading younger art historian charts the growth and development of the Maori modernist art that emerged from the rapid urbanisation of Maori in the midtwentieth century and the complex transition of Maori cultural and social structures from a rural to an urban setting. Artists like Arnold Wilson, Para Matchitt and Selwyn Muru, encouraged by Gordon Tovey and the Education Department, constructed a Maori art that reacted against the customary culture championed by Ngata and attempted to respond to the modern world in which they lived.Introductory chapters set the conservative scene against which the artists reacted and a conclusion points ...
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Dedicated by Blood
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NZ$ 120.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Gordon Toi Hatfield
Dedicated By Blood is the result of four years of intensive collaboration between Steur and Hatfield. Their shared passion for the Maori culture resulted in beautiful photographs that not only uncover the soul of Ta Moko, but also the pride of a clan intimately revealing the artistry and essence of Gordon’s designs. The body became the ‘wood’ for the artist and a symbol of the history of the clan and culture. This book reflects the renaissance of the Maori culture through the meaning of Ta Moko.
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Fun With Flax
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Mick Pendergrast
These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Mâori craft of plaiting.
Fun With Flax
shows how to make items ranging from a simple windmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles, balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is described one step at a time with easy-to-follow line drawings and instructions. All are fun and will delight children and adults with their ingenuity, their beauty and the amusement they provide.
This book is ideal for kohanga reo, playcentres, kindergartens, Mâori crafts groups and New Zealand homes. It aims not only to teach the skills of plaiting to young New Zealanders but also to nurture a new generation of flaxworkers.
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Ihenga : Te Haerenga Hou _ the evolution of Maori carving in the 20th century
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Lyonel Grant & Damian Skinner
The Evolution of Maori Carving in the 20th Century
This project explores master carver Lyonel Grant’s carved meeting house, Ihenga, at Waiariki Polytechnic in Rotorua. It looks at the connection between customary and contemporary Maori art, and how Grant has built on his heritage as a customary carver in Ihenga, creating a dialogue through his carving about the development of Mäori art into the 21st century.
The book is both a history of Maori art and a study of one artist and a particular whare whakairo.
The carving of Ihenga is documented in words and photos – a valuable record of this creative process.
First published 2007.
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