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Detail of front cover - ETHNOLOGY OF POLYNESIA AND MICRONESIA - Field Museum of Natural History
Linton, Ralph. ETHNOLOGY OF POLYNESIA AND MICRONESIA. Guide Part 6. Field Museum of Natural History. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1926 (pb). Pp: 191; 195mm x 135mm; 0.24kg. 14 b/w(pl), 59 fig, 1 map(fd). Introduction, bibliography. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (minor wear at corners). Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 1926. (This book was published as a guide to the ethnological collection of the museum) (Keywords: Ethnology, Micronesia, Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Caroline Islands, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Maori).
Book Code: L407 SOLD - now out of stock AU$180
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Mead, Hirini Moko. TE WHATU TAANIKO. Taaniko Weaving Technique and Tradition. BNo. 0-7900-0679-0. Revised Edition, 1999 (1968) (pb). Pp: 127; 185mm x 240mm; 0.42kg. 51 b/w; 134 fig. Preface, bibliography, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, Auckland, 1999. (This book covers the history and development of taaniko up to the present, a discussion of classification of patterns and the evolution of the weaving method and then provides step by step instructions, showing all the techniques required to master the art) (Keywords: Ethnology, material culture, Pacific, New Zealand, Maori, taaniko, haaro, takiri).
Book Code: N007 AU$22
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Moorehead, Alan. THE FATAL IMPACT (1st Ed.). The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1966. Pp: xiv, 230; 210mm x 135mm; 0.51kg. 41 b/w, 2 fig, 5 maps. Author's note, appendix, selected bibliography, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1966. (The book gives a short account of the penetration of the Pacific over a period of eight years. The author has followed Captain James Cook on his Pacific voyages) (Keywords: Exploration, Tahiti, Australia, Botany Bay, settlement, Aborigines, Antarctic).

Book Code: C188 AU$32
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Detail of wrapper - PRIMITIVE ART OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI (pownall01p 170/221 POWN01)
Pownall, Glen. PRIMITIVE ART OF THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI. Heritage in Maori art and culture. BNo. 85467-013-0. Second Printing, 1979 (1972). Pp: 93; 280mm x 225mm; 0.72kg. 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: Q044 AU$45
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Robley, H.G. MOKO. The Art and History of Maori Tattooing. BNo. 1-85958-528-0. Paperback Edition, 1998 (1896). Pp: xxiv, 216; 210mm x 135mm; 0.22kg. 180 b/w & fig. Preface, list of some works consulted, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Senate Press Limited, Twickenham, UK, 1998. (The text covers men's and women's moko, moko processes and tapu and the religious and ceremonial associations surrounding Moko. The patterns and designs are described and illustrated along with a profile of the artists in moko) (Keywords: Anthropology, ethnology, Pacific, Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori).
Book Code: N362 AU$14
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Detail of wrapper - TAANIKO - Maori Hand-Weaving (smith30p 170/225 SMIT30)
Smith, Joyce Ronald. TAANIKO - Maori Hand-Weaving. BNo.0-7064-0510-2. First Edition (UK), 1975. Pp: 96; 280mm x 225mm; 0.70kg. 17 col, 63 b/w, 44 fig. Acknowledgments, introduction, appendices I & II, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor wear on wrap). Octopus Books Limited, London, 1975. (Taaniko provides a glimpse into the culture of the Maori. The process is described by employing a combination of photographs and sketches to teach this weaving technique) (Keywords: Weaving, Pacific, Polynesia, Maori, New Zealand).
Book Code: Q043 AU$29
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Detail of front cover of SKILLED HANDWORK OF THE MAORI (taylor3p 140/224 TAYL3)
Taylor, C.R.H. SKILLED HANDWORK OF THE MAORI. Being the Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts illustrated and described. BNo. n/a. Second Edition 1946 (pb). Pp: ii, 41; 245mm x 150mm; 0.26kg. 98 b/w(pl). Introductory note, index. A very good paperback copy with illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Memoirs of the Polynesian Society, Volume 14. The Polynesian Society, Wellington, 1946. (The book describes and illustrates more than 350 objects from the private collection of W.O. Oldman, the renowned London art dealer) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Poynesia, New Zealand, Maori, hei-tiki, hei-matua, toki, waka-huia, papahou, ihupuni, taiaha, taniko).
Book Code: S108 AU$450
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Terrell, John. PREHISTORY IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. A Study of Variation in Language, Customs, and Human Biology. BNo. 0-521-36956-8. First Edition, 1988 (pb). Pp: xvi, 299; 245mm x 175mm; 0.63kg. 87 b/w, fig & maps, 5 tab. Preface, references, author index, subject index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988. (In this study Dr Terrell brings to bear a wide range of data drawn from a number of sciences to demonstrate the diversity of Pacific Islanders) (Keywords: Anthropology, archaeology, geography, Pacific, Melanesia, Polynesia).
Book Code: E080 AU$25
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Detail of front of wrapper - MAN ON THE RIM
Thorne, Alan & Robert Raymond. MAN ON THE RIM. The Peopling of the Pacific. BNo. 0-207-16246-8. First Edition, 1989. Pp: 288; 280mm x 210mm; 1.32kg. 224 col, 22 b/w, 20 maps. Introduction, acknowledgments, credits, end notes, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1989. (This book deals with the historical and cultural background of the people who live around the rim of the Pacific and on its many islands) (Keywords: Cultural history, traditions, customs, Pacific, Melanesia, Australia).
Book Code: C014 AU$26
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