Māori wood carving of the Taranaki region
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Māori wood carving of the Taranaki region
Reed, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-130) and index
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Maori Wood Carving of the Taranaki Region is a celebration of whakairo rakau (wood carving) from the region known to Maori as Te Tai Hauauru -- the 'western district' of Taranaki, between the Awakino and Whenuakura rivers. These are the best historical works housed in New Zealand museums from carvers of Nga Ruahine, Ngati Haua, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Maru, Ngati Mutunga, Nga Rauru, Ngati Ruanui, Ngati Tama, Taranaki and Te Atiawa. Beginning with a discussion of the regional style and early records of wood carving in Taranaki, the book catalogues the 88 major surviving works from the seventeenth century onwards. These are divided into five categories -- architectural, watercraft, subsistence, ritual and weaponry. Consideration is also given to known tohunga whakairo, and to three leading wood carvers of the present day. With plentiful colour and black-and-white illustrations, Maori Wood Carving of the Taranaki Region provides a valuable record of a rich and varied art form.
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