A Whakapapa of Tradition: One Hundred Years of Ngato Porou Carving, 1830-1930
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From the emergence of the chapel and the wharenui in the nineteenth century to the rejuvenation of carving by Apirana Ngata in the 1920s, Maori carving went through a rapid evolution from 1830 to 1930. Focusing on thirty meeting houses, Ngarino Ellis tells the story of Ngati Porou carving and a profound transformation in Maori art. Beginning around 1830, three previously dominant art traditions - waka taua (war canoes), pataka (decorated storehouses)...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1869407377
ISBN13:9781869407377
Release Date:September 2016
Publisher:Auckland University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:2.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 8.0" x 9.8"
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