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Whakairo : Maori tribal art / D.R. Simmons.
Penn Museum Library NK9793.A1 S56 1985
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, D. R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wood-carving, Māori--Themes, motives.
- Wood-carving, Māori.
- Wood-carving--New Zealand--Themes, motives.
- Wood-carving.
- Themes, motives.
- New Zealand.
- Physical Description:
- 188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
- Summary:
- This book is the first to analyze Native New Zealand carving styles by tribal area. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs of the best examples of this fascinating art form, the book discusses the mythological context and symbolism in Maori art and descrives in detail the carving styles distinctive to each tribe.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 182-184.
- ISBN:
- 0195581199
- OCLC:
- 13036892
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