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9781869534158
Early Maori Ornaments
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NZ$ 15.00 each
Paperback
Author:
PRICKETT, Nigel
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Maori artifacts from Auckland War Memorial Museum with lovely glossy photos.
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9780854671113
Know Your Maori Weaving
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NZ$ 13.00 each
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Author:
Riley Murdoch
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Weaving was born of necessity. To keep the body warm, to clothe it : Just as potters of pre-history made pots for mankind to hold foods and liquids. Both processes also express the human need to make and create, using the hands and eyes.
Weaving of natural, organic materials has soothing ahd therapeutic effect, yet one need not disregarded today's synthetics, even digital technology, in the endevour to express one's creativeness. This book describes briefly the traditional materials that Maori used for weaving over the centuries, the rituals, and how to make some simple objects.
Pocket book size.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780473141653
Weaving Flowers from New Zealand Flax
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NZ$ 48.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Ali Brown
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DoP 2008, Christchurch
A-4 Spiralbound / 115pp
A step-by-step guide to making flowers from the leaves of the New Zealand flax. Included are directions for over 15 projects including Chrysanthemum, Hibiscus, Hyacinth, Orchid, Sunflower and Kowhai.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780790009261
Maori Art:The Photography of Brian Brake
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NZ$ 50.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Brian Brake
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The late Brian Brake was New Zealand’s greatest photographer and his images of
Maori Art
forms are still without parallel.
Maori Art
is the first book to collect Brian Brake’s work in the one volume. This elegant collection combines 100 of Brake’s most stunning photographs of Maori artefacts. This is a gorgeous book: each photo is displayed in full, sumptuous colour and comes with a brief description. It also includes an introduction by Witi Ihimaera, who knew Brake personally.
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9780790009957
Paua Craft : A Nga Paua
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Malcolm McCrea
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Over 50 full colour photos present intricate pendant designs hand-crafted from New Zealand Paua Shell accompanied by practical advice on the equipment and methods required to hand-craft objects made from this beautiful, naturally-occurring material. The author dips into a rich store of Maori symbology and traditional iconography, touching on the significance of designs such as dolphins, whales and whale flukes, cats and dogs, other native animals, the koru, the silver fern, fish-hooks, circles and some astrological and religious signs.
Interesting information on the biology of several paua species, differing shell grades, restrictions on collecting and the traditional use of paua shell complement valuable advice on conceptual designs for pendants and jewellery, working with hand-tools and power-tools, vital safety issues, buying and selling paua and New Zealand paua shell suppliers.
First published 2005.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143011033
Te Mahi Kete : Maori flaxwork for beginners
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Mick Pendergrast
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Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Maori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorporating a decorative pattern.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869403737
Carver and the Artist : Maori Art in the Twentieth Century
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NZ$ 92.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Damian Skinner
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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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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143009931
Fun With Flax: 50 Projects for Beginners
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Mick Prendergast
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These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Maori 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, Maori 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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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143009450
How to Make a Piupiu
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Leilani Rickard
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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.
First published June 2008.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143011040
Illustrated Guide to Maori Art, An (2008 edition)
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Terence Barrow
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DoP 2008, Auckland
First published in 1984
178x248mm /104pp
Softcover
The arts of the Maori are among the most alluring and sophisticated of the Pacific peoples. They developed their skills through centuries of endeavour and craft experimentation, expressing religious and artistic ideas in wood, stone, bone, shell and other materials. In particular, their carving and weaving are universally admired; Maori themselves proudly preserve their artistic traditions and honour the great historic art works. In this introduction to the subject, Terence Barrow (1923-2001) explains in simple terms the significance of the design motifs used by the Maori in their works of art, and discusses the material used, their construction and everyday uses. Highly illustrated, this book will answer the questions most commonly asked about Maori art and will give the reader a deeper understanding of the symbolic and spiritual significance of a variety of ...
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780790010106
Ka Tahi: hei tama tu tama (Maori Fibre Techniques)
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author:
Mick Pendergrast
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1
This book is a valuable record and catalogue of Maori fibre techniques, including plaiting, weaving, braiding, miro, single pair twining, double pair twining, close twining, taniko, twining with rigid materials (fish traps), netting, knotless netting, tukutuku, windmill knotting and wickerwork. It includes black and white and colour photos, plus line drawings of different techniques and patterns. Many of these techniques are not recorded elsewhere, and are at risk of dying out. Mick’s descriptions and illustrations are practical and easy to follow.
First published 2005.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780790010366
Manawa : Pacific Heartbeat - A celebration of contemporary Maori and Northwest Coast art
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NZ$ 45.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Nigel Reading & gary (photos Kenji Nagai)Wyatt
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The last six years have been a remarkable journey of discovery for the Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver, Canada.
Representing Maori art has been an awakening.
Manawa
coincides with the tenth anniversary of Spirit Wrestler Gallery. Manawa is not intended as a testament to the ‘best in Maori art.’ Manawa showcases Maori art through three-dimensional work, especially wood, which is a medium shared by both Northwest Coast and Maori artists, and therefore a natural transition for collectors new to Maori art. The final selection of Maori and Northwest Coast exhibiting artists included those who have developed relationships or forged friendships over many years with the gallery. The overall theme of the book contains beautiful objects carved, woven, blown and painted in many different media.
The book contains an extensive introduction by Darcy Nicholas, a well-known and respected contemporary Maori painter, sculptor, ...
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9781869662448
Maori Art and Design : weaving, painting, carving and architecture
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NZ$ 40.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Julie Paama-Pengelly
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Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship,
Maori Art and Design
takes a fresh look at the Maori visual arts, with an emphasis not so much on the history of craft as on the design itself. Covering tattooing, drawing and painting, carving and weaving, the book explores the origination, evolution, and significance of the designs, and also explains the materials and techniques used to create them. The book is illustrated throughout with a mix of black-and-white and colour photography, representing the full range of artefacts from historical to contemporary. The book will appeal to a wide readership from general trade and tourists to educational.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143010272
Maori Arts of the Gods
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Deidre Brown & Brian Brake (photos)
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Traditional objects of great beauty, made of wood, bone, greenstone, feathers and fibre, are collected in this sumptuous pictorial guide to Maori art. Deidre Brown has selected the finest of Brain Brake's photo's and adds interesting and informed commentary on the Maori gods and legends that inspired these works.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780790005362
Maori Carving Illustrated
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NZ$ 17.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Philiips, W.
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Essential source of information of development of Maori woodcarving. 12th edition!
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869531980
Mataora: The Living Face
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NZ$ 70.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Sandy Adsett
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With over 150 full colour photographs, this is the first major publication of contemporary Maori art. It includes contributions from more than 40 artists and writers, which makes Mataora the most comprehensive artistic, cultural and political statement yet about the state of Maori art.
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9780670045617
Mau Moko : The World of Maori Tattoo
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NZ$ 65.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Te Awekotuku Ngahuia with Linda Waimarie Nikora, Mohi Rua & Rolinda Karapu (new photography Becky Nunes)
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Winner Montana Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture Award 2008
In the traditional Maori world, the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was a sign of great mana and status. Male warriors wore elaborate tattoos on their faces and bodies; women took more delicate chin tattoos. After almost dying out in the twentieth century, Maori tattooing is now experiencing a powerful revival, with many young Maori wearing the moko as a spectacular gesture of racial pride.
Mau Moko is probably the most magnificent book ever produced about the moko, from pre-European times to the present day. It examines the use of tattooing by traditional and contemporary Maori and links it to other aspects of Maori culture. Gender issues are considered along with tattooing techniques both old and new. The book features case studies of modern Maori who have made a personal decision to be tattooed; the role and status of the tattooers; exploitation of the moko in ...
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869537142
Moko : Maori tattooing in the Twentieth Century (2008 new edition)
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NZ$ 60.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Michael King (photography Marti Friedlander)
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A new edition of this iconic book includes new larger format and photographs rescanned from Marti Friedlander's originals. It is an indepth photographic study of the ancient art of moko.
270mmx220mm cased and jacketed (with french folds)
First published 1972; revised edition 1992; this edition December 2008.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869402785
Painted Histories
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NZ$ 60.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Neich, Roger
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A well illustrated synopsis of Maori meeting house figurative painting. Thorough and recommended.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780909010096
Taiawhio II : Contemporary Maori Artists - 18 New Conversations
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NZ$ 70.00 each
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Author:
Huhana Smith with Oriwa Soloman, Awhina Tamarapa & Megan Tamati-Quennell (eds) (photography Norman Heke)
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Sequel to Taiawhio: Conversations with Contemporary Maori artists.
Taiawhio: Conversations with Contemporary Maori artists, now in its third reprint, has proven invaluable to art lovers, students, teachers and those with a passion for New Zealand art.This new volume profiles a fresh range of contemporary Maori artists. Each profile contains pages of information and quotes from the artists so readers can learn, in the artists' own words, about their influences and inspirations, work methods and practice, while numerous full-colour photographs accompany each chapter, depicting the artists at work and showing the range of their work and the environment in which they create it. Short biographies are given for each artist profiled and a general introduction by Huhana Smith provides context for the interviews and background information about contemporary Maori art. These artists work across a wide range of media and forms of expression ...
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