Te hei tiki : an enduring treasure in a cultural continuum / Dougal Austin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Austin, Dougal, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jade carving.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Jewelry.

New Zealand.

Māori (New Zealand people)--Jewelry.

Jade carving--New Zealand.

Art objects, Māori.

Physical Description:

287 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Wellington, New Zealand : Te Papa Press, 2019.

Summary:

Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most famous, highly prized and culturally iconic. This book examines and celebrates the long history of hei tiki and the enduring cultural potency of these taonga or cultural treasures. This first book on hei tiki for 60 years is written by the Acting Senior Curator Matauranga Maori at Te Papa, who is a hei tiki expert, and includes a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Maori collections of Te Papa, which is the largest in New Zealand and very likely the world. Many are published here for the first time, including some with exalted histories of ownership. It also covers the work of leading contemporary hei tiki makers.

Contents:

He kupu whakataki (Introduction)

1. Ngā whakamāramatanga (Use and meaning)

2. Ngā momo me ngā āhua (Types and shapes)

3.Te putakenga mai (Physical origins)

4. Ngā kōrero kairangi (Exalted histories)

5. Ngā tohu a iwi (Tribal styles)

6. Ngā tai whakaawe (External versus local influence)

7. Ka whiti ka pūmau, 1750-1900 (Change and continuity, 1750-1900)

8.Te whānako toi taketake, ngā tau 1890-ināianei (Cultural appropriation, 1890s-present)

9. Te hei tiki me te Māori, 1900-ināianei

He kupu whakakapi (Epilogue)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780995103146

0995103143

OCLC:

1118991633

Publisher Number:

99984145860