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Detail of front cover - THE ART WORKMANSHIP OF THE MAORI RACE IN NEW ZEALAND

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Hamilton, Augustus. THE ART WORKMANSHIP OF THE MAORI RACE IN NEW ZEALAND. A series of illustrations from specially taken photographs with descriptive notes and essays on the canoes, weapons, ornaments, and dress of the Maoris....

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Archey, Gilbert. SOUTH SEA FOLK. Handbook of Maori and Oceanic Ethnology. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1937 (pb). Pp: 59, 240mm x 150mm; 0.16kg. 11 b/w(pl), 4 fig, 1 map. Conclusion, acknowledgments. A good paperback copy with staple binding. Wrp: g. (worn & creased corners; chipped spine turnover). Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, 1937. (The author describes a wide range of objects from all the main regions and cultures of the south Pacific. The text is well support with drawings and photographs) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Polynesia, Maori, Moriori, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia).
Book Code: L724 AU$45
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Detail of wrapper - ART and LIFE in POLYNESIA (barrow06p 175/238 BARR06)
Barrow, Terence. ART AND LIFE IN POLYNESIA. Custom, religion, and ethnic temperament. BNo.0-269-02839-0. First Edition (UK), 1972. Pp: 191; 290mm x 220mm; 1.14kg. 323 col & b/w, 1 map. Acknowledgments, foreword, preface, bibliography, glossary, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g (wear on wrp; minor bump on cvr). Pall Mall Press, London, 1972. (This book provides a perspective on Polynesian art by viewing it directly in relation to life of the Pacific people) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Marquesas, Austral, Cook, Easter, Hawaii, New Zealand, Maori, Chatham).
Book Code: K282 AU$98
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Detail of front cover of THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI
Barrow, Terence. THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI. An important part of the heritage. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1964. Pp: 112; 170mm x 170mm; 0.30kg. 138 col & b/w. Introduction, index to collections & resources, book list. A very good hardback copy with illustrated cover. Cvr: vg. (no dw). A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1964. (This book illustrates the six decorative arts of Classic Maori culture: tattoo (moko), rafter painting (kowhaiwhai), weaving of cloak borders (taniko), plaiting of coloured elements in baskets and mats (raranga), lattice-work house-panels (tukutuku), and carved work in wood, bone and stone (whakairo)) (Keywords: Ethnology, arts and crafts, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori).
Book Code: Q049 SOLD - now out of stock AU$40
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Best, Elsdon. THE MAORI AS HE WAS. A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days. BNo. n/a. Third Impression, 1952 (1924). Pp: xv, 296; 210mm x 135mm; 0.68kg. 1 col, 130 b/w & fig. Prefaces, introduction, envoi, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (worn dw). R.E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, 1952. (This book is a brief account of the Maori peoples of New Zealand, of their ancient customs, beliefs, institutions, and industries) (Keywords: Anthropology, Pacific, Polynesia, Maori, beliefs, customs, institutions, New Zealand).
Book Code: H017 AU$28
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Detail of wrap - ART AND ARTIFACTS OF POLYNESIA - Catalogue of the Hurst Gallery 1990 (dalleva2p 150/193 DALL02)
D'Alleva, Anne. ART AND ARTIFACTS OF POLYNESIA. Catalogue of the Hurst Gallery 1990. BNo. 0-9628074-0-0. First Edition, 1990 (pb). Pp: 63; 275mm x 210mm; 0.32kg. 12 col, 32 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, introduction, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990. (Nearly all the objects in the exhibition are over 100 years old, some dating to the 18th century. The catalogue contains a description, comment, provenance and reference on 77 Polynesian objects) (Keywords: Ethnology, artefacts, Austral, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Niue, Marquesas, Nukuoro, Maori, New Zealand).
Book Code: M063 AU$53
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Detail of wrap - ART OF THE PACIFIC (dalleva03p 150/210 DALL03)
D'Alleva, Anne. ART OF THE PACIFIC. The Everyman Art Library. BNo. 0-297-83617-X. First Edition, 1998 (pb). Pp: 176; 235mm x 165mm; 0.44kg. 105 col, 11 b/w, 6 fig, 3 maps. Acknowledgments, timeline, glossary, bibliography, picture credits, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, London, 1998. (This book provides an interpretation of the art of the Pacific Islands from prehistoric times to the present day. Organised into cultural areas, the book provides a geographical, historical and demographic picture of the far-flung region) (Keywords: Ethnology, Polynesia, Micronesia, New Guinea, Melanesia).
Book Code: M239 AU$25
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Detail of wrapper - POLYNESIAN ART - Ring of Fire (dodd01p 180/247 DODD01)
Dodd, Edward. POLYNESIAN ART. Genetics, environments, heredity, traditions and forms. BNo. 67-16863. First American Edition, 1967. Pp: 368; 310mm x 220mm; 2.00kg. 422 b/w & fig, 1 map. Glossary, acknowledgments, tools and materials, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (worn & chipped wrp). Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1967. (This is the first cmprehensive book on the art of the Pacific islands of Polynesia. The central thesis of this book is the similarities and inter-relationship of the ocean island art and includes not only Easter Island, Hawaii and New Zealand but also Rarotonga, Mangareva and other south central islands., and from the Marquesas, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Taputapuatea, Hei tiki, adze, paddle, headrest, musical instruments, menehune, helmet, feather cloak).
Book Code: L440 AU$600
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Detail of front cover NO SORT OF IRON (duff1p 170/211 DUFF01)
Duff, Roger. NO SORT OF IRON. Culture of Cook's Polynesians. A Cook Bicentenary Exhibition - Art Galleries and Museums's Association of New Zealand. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1969 (pb). Pp: 92; 265mm x 215mm; 0.40kg. 3 col, 173 b/w, 14 fig. Foreword, acknowledgments, tribute, essay, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear; signature on tp). Art Galleries and Museums Association, Auckland, 1969. (Exhibition October 1969 to June 1970. The 173 Cook Polynesian artefacts displayed in this exhibit came from the New Zealand museums, the Oldman Collection, the National Ethnographic Museum Sweden and others) (Keywords: Ethnology, Society-Australs, Maori, New Zealand, Tonga, Easter Island, Cook Islands, Hawaii).
Book Code: R142 AU$100
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