Carved histories : Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai woodcarving / Roger Neich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neich, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood-carving, Māori--History.

Wood-carving, Māori.

Wood-carving--New Zealand--Rotorua District--History.

Wood-carving.

History.

New Zealand--Rotorua District.

Physical Description:

xv, 424 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2001.

Summary:

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 Maori carvers began styling and catering their product to meet their clients' aesthetic desires. Included is a discussion of the establishment of the government-sponsored Rotorua School of Maori Art in 1928, which appointed as the main tutor Eramiha Kapua, a Ngati Tarawhai carver, thus helping his own traditional tribal art to make the transition into a modern "national" art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

186940257X

OCLC:

49502443