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Māori carving illustrated / by W.J. Phillipps.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa:Wellington [N.Z.] : Reed, 1972.Edition: 2nd edWhakaahuatanga: 48 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0589002015
  • 9780589002015
Ngā marau: DDC classification:
  • 572.993 20
LOC classification:
  • NK9793 P53m, 1972
Contents:
Art that is different -- Influence of tapu -- Traditional features -- Marakihau -- One-eyed figure -- Three-fingered hand -- Spirals -- Decorative features -- Lizard -- Ngutuihe -- Carving on weapons and tools -- Waka huia -- Early carving -- Arawa carving -- Carved houses -- East Coast carving -- Canoes -- Modern craftsman.
Summary: Gives origins and meanings of the basic shapes and patterns in Maori carving, using many photographs to illustrate the text. This revised version remains an essential souce of information for those wanting an introduction to the history and development of carving in New Zealand.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Facsim. of first ed. published 1955 with replacement of p. 47-48. "The Modern Craftsmen."

Reprinted 1974.

Art that is different -- Influence of tapu -- Traditional features -- Marakihau -- One-eyed figure -- Three-fingered hand -- Spirals -- Decorative features -- Lizard -- Ngutuihe -- Carving on weapons and tools -- Waka huia -- Early carving -- Arawa carving -- Carved houses -- East Coast carving -- Canoes -- Modern craftsman.

Gives origins and meanings of the basic shapes and patterns in Maori carving, using many photographs to illustrate the text. This revised version remains an essential souce of information for those wanting an introduction to the history and development of carving in New Zealand.

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