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Detail of cover of TRADITIONAL TAPA TEXTILES OF THE PACIFIC (neich1p 150/211 NEIC01)
Neich, Roger & Mick Pendergrast. TRADITIONAL TAPA TEXTILES OF THE PACIFIC. Photography by Krzysztof Pfeiffer. BNo. 0-500-27989-6. First Edition, 1997 (pb). Pp: 160; 295mm x 210mm; 0.73kg. 202 col, 41 b/w, 3 maps. Note, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Thames and Hudson, London, 1997. (This book presents a complete range of the ancient art of tapa, from cloth brought back from the first European voyages from the Pacific to contemporary examples of the art) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Oceania, Samoa, Tonga, Uvea, Futuna, Niue, Cook Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Maori, Hawaii, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tikopia, Santa Cruz, Papua New Guinea).
Book Code: K482 AU$48
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Pownall, Glen. PRIMITIVE ART OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI. Heritage in Maori art and culture. BNo. 85467-013-0. First Edition, 1972. Pp: 93; 280mm x 225mm; 0.75kg. 119 col. Preface, introduction. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: vg. Seven Seas Publishing Pty Limited, Wellington, 1972. (This book discusses solely the significance of pre-contact as opposed to post-contact Maori art) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, tohunga, heitiki, manaia, mere pounamu, patu onewa, pouwhenua).
Book Code: L358 AU$45
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Detail of wrap - THE MAORI MANTLE and some comparative notes on N.W. American twined work (roth23p 150/216 ROTH23)
Roth, H. Ling. THE MAORI MANTLE and some comparative notes on N.W. American twined work. Also THE MAORI MANTLE - a review (1924) by Sir Peter Buck. BNo. 903585-05-7. Reprinted Edition, 1979 (1923). Pp: (iv), 126, (12); 240mm x 165mm; 0.38kg. 22 b/w, 250 fig. Prefatory note, appendices 1 and 2. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg (sunfaded on sto; small address stamp on fep). Ruth Bean, Carlton, Bedford, UK, 1979. (Original limited edition published by Bankfield Museum, Halifax. 1923. The author begins the study of the art and manufacture of Maori textiles by examining statements of the earliest visitors who recorded what they observed. The records, starting with Tasman (1642), are given in full and , where applicable are accompanied with diagrams. The appendix includes descriptions of individual garments from various collections) (Keywords: Material culture, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori, Taniko, toatoa, mai, kahu kuri, Kiwi, Kakapo, Urewera).
Book Code: R089 AU$65
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Detail of cover of WHAKAIRO - Maori Tribal Art (simmons2p 150/205)
Simmons, David. WHAKAIRO. Maori Tribal Art. BNo. 0195581199 Reprint Edition, 1994. 188p; 285mm x 210mm; 0.78kg. 140 col & b/w, 150 fig, map. Author's note, glossary, references, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1994. (This book is the first analysis of Maori carving styles by tribal area ever written. It describes and illustrates the subtle and profound differences between the carving styles of the tribes, and examines the art of each tribe group in depth. It draws on long neglected information recorded in the 1920s by the missionary Thomas Kendall, which has been confirmed and added to by elders, trained in the 'whare wananga' (school of learning)) (Keywords: Carving, style, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori, Te Tai Tokerau, Hauraki tribes, Haruru, Wanganui, Waikato, Matamata, Maniapoto).
Book Code: M569 AU$110
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Detail of wrapper of THE HIDDEN WORLDS OF POLYNESIA (suggs02ap 145/224 SUGG02)
Suggs, Robert C. THE HIDDEN WORLDS OF POLYNESIA. The Chronicle of an Archaeological Expedition to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1963. Pp: viii, 247; 215mm x 135mm; 0.52kg. 14 b/w(pl), 11 fig, 2 maps. Prologue. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor chipping on dw; pastedown & small signature on fep). The Cresset Press, London, 1963. (This book is an account of Dr Robert Suggs' and his wife's archaeological investigations on Nuka Hiva in the Marquesas Islands and their daily lives with the indigenous people. It is also a chronicle of the Marquesan society spanning the years from the second century B.C. to the 1950s) (Keywords: Social anthropology, history, archaeology, Pacific, Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, society, culture).
Book Code: A114 AU$29
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Thomas, Nicholas. OCEANIC ART. World of Art Series. BNo. 0-500-20281-8. First Edition, 1995 (pb). Pp: 216; 210mm x 150mm; 0.52kg. 26 col, 153 b/w, 3 maps. Introduction, acknowledgments, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear on wrp). Thames and Hudson Ltd, London, 1995. (The author, in looking at and beyond the familiar surfaces of spears and shields, carved canoe prows and feather capes, discovers the signifiance of art, past and present, for the people of the Pacific) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Iatmul, Nguzunguzu, Solomon Islands, Marquesas, Maori).
Book Code: P188 AU$18
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Detail of wrap - SUDSEE. Wechselaustellung des Museums. Artefacts of the South Seas (volkerkunde1p 140/165 VOLK1)
Volkerkunde Frankfurt am Main. SUDSEE. Wechselaustellung des Museums. Artefacts of the South Seas. All text is in the German. BNo. n/a. First Edition, (n.d.)(pb). Pp: 12; 190mm x 165mm; 0.09kg. 8 b/w(pl), 4 fig, 1 map. Australlen, Neu-Irland, Polynesien. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt am Main, not dated. (A small museum catalogue with with illustrations of artefacts from the South Seas) (Keywords: Artefacts, ethnology, Australia, New Ireland, Melanesia, Polynesia).
Book Code: J183 AU$18
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Detail of wrap - THE SCULPTURE OF POLYNESIA (wardwell2p 150/185 WARD2)
Wardwell, Allen. THE SCULPTURE OF POLYNESIA. The Art Institute of Chicago. BNo. 67-31226. First Edition, 1967 (pb). Pp: 100; 255mm x 205mm; 0.38kg. 2 col, 144 b/w, 1 fig, 1 map. Preface, acknowledgments, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg (minor wear on wrp). The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1967. (There are brief descriptions, which are cross-referenced with bibliography, for 151 artefacts of which many are illustrated with photographs) (Keywords: Fiji, Haapai, Rarotonga, Tahiti, Raivavai, Mangareva, Marquesas, Nuku Hiva, Hawaii, Maori).
Book Code: L327 AU$64
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