The decorative arts of the New Zealand Maori / by T. Barrow.

Main entry:

Barrow, Terence, 1923-2001.

Title & Author:

The decorative arts of the New Zealand Maori / by T. Barrow.

Publication:

Wellington, N.Z. : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1964.

Description:

108 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 18 x 19 cm

Series:

A Kiwi full colour book

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Personal ornaments -- Weapons of war -- Commemoration of ancestors -- The ceremonial house -- Religion & death -- Domestic arts -- Looking into the past -- Traditional Maori arts today.

Summary:

This small book presents for the first time in one place colour illustrations of 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). Of these arts the last is the most important and the one which is best known to New Zealanders and to people in overseas countries.

Subject:

Art, Māori.
Wood-carving, Māori.
Carving (Decorative arts) New Zealand.
Hand weaving New Zealand.
Art maori.
Sculpture sur bois maorie (Arts décoratifs)
Sculpture (Arts décoratifs) Nouvelle-Zélande.
Tissage à la main Nouvelle-Zélande.
Carving (Decorative arts)
Hand weaving
New Zealand

Added entries:

Kiwi full colour book.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 173397
Call No.: PO11802
Status: Available

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