This classic of ethnography describes Māori tattooing (moko), which communicates the bearer's genealogy, tribal affiliation, and spirituality. This definitive study relates how moko first became known to Europeans and discusses the distinctions between men and women's moko, patterns and designs, and moko in legend and song. Features 180 black-and-white illustrations.

Fun with Flax

Fun With Flax shows how to make items ranging from a simplewindmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles,balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is described one step at a time with easy-to-follow line drawings and instructions.

Bone Carving

Bone Craving is an old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artefacts have decorative features that are clearly necessary for their functional nature. Showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since the earliest times.

In Bone Carving, Stephen Myhre has drawn with great sensitivity, on techniques and styles of carving from a wide range of Pacific cultures, particulary Māori. The result is a superbly practical handbook for anyone embarking upon this rapidly growing craft.

Maori Art

Highly illustrated, this book will answer the questions most commonly asked about Māori art and will give the reader a deeper understanding of the symbolic and spiritual significance of the works.

 

 

Carved Histories

This comprehensive guide examines the personal histories, roles, and personalities that played into the traditional cultural art of carving. It also traces the influence of European patronage and the ensuing tourist trade upon this art form, as many Māori carvers began styling and catering their product to meet their clients' aesthetic desires.

 

Taming The Sun

Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories, including two well-known legends (Maui And The Sun and Maui And The Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona And The Moon and Kahu The Taniwha).Aimed at children with reading ages 3-7 years, these myths are simply and yet elegantly written.

 

Taonga Tuku iho

"Taonga Tuku Iho: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Māori Life" was first published in 1963 as "An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Māori Life". This new edition with its Māori title (which translates to 'treasures from the past that have been handed down to us') has been fully revised and updated by Buddy Mikaere so that it is now a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to pre-European Māori life.

 

The Art of Māori Weaving

This is a beautifully presented book featuring some stunning images and concise accounts of the concepts and values of traditional and contempoary Māori weaving.