Hinemihi - Te Hokinga = the Return by Hamish Coney; Lyonel Grant; James Schuster; Keri-Anne Wikitera; Mark Adams

$64.99 NZD

Category: Māori History

Te Manu Huna a Tane: The Hidden Bird of Tane by Edited by Jenny Gillam and Eugene Hansen

$45.00 NZD

Category: Maori Books

This special photo book documents a wananga or class for three generations of women from Ngati Torehina Ki Mataka to learn the customary practice of pelting North Island brown kiwi so their feathers can be used for weaving. This passing on of customary knowledge developed out of a partnership between co nservationists and weavers that returned accidentally killed kiwi to the hapu or family of the rohe or district in which they were found. It offers a particular perspective on the contemporary hapu-led cultural practices of Maori women and their intersection of the sacred and profound in the everyday. It also brings a greater understanding of conservation efforts and, in particular, of how the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai works closely with tangata whenua. ...Show more

Te Wheke - Pathways Across Oceania by Ken Hall

$39.90 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Te wheke means octopus in te reo Maori. For many cultures the Pacific Ocean, this resourceful, adventurous creature is a symbol of early voyages from the Polynesian homelands of Hawaiki. In Aotearoa New Zealand, conventional art history tells the stories of art that ties us to Britain and Europe. This b ook looks in a different direction - from the Pacific outwards. Te Wheke features a selection of excellent examples of art from Aotearoa and the Pacific, each with a short text opening up conversations about the journeys, tensions and connections that shape Oceania's past, present and future This book accompanies the Te Wheke - Pathways Across Oceania exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū . ...Show more

E Nga Uri Whakatupu: Weaving Legacies by Dame Rangimarie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa

$58.00 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

E Nga Uri Whakatupu is a tribute to the life achievements of Dame Rangimarie Hetet (1892 - 1995) and her daughter Diggeress Te Kanawa (1920 -2009), (Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Kinohaku) tohunga of mahi raranga whatu (traditional Maaori weaving experts). These remarkable women are acknowledged as New Zeal and's finest traditional Maaori weavers. Their generosity of spirit and passion for the revival of Maaori women's arts gave new life to traditional Maaori weaving in Aotearoa. ...Show more

Weaving a Kakahu (Handling fee and/or freight charges may apply) by Diggeress Te Kanawa

$39.99 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Weaving a Kakahu was reprinted in 1994 and this 2006 version has been supported by Creative New Zealand and Puwaha ki te Ao Trust. The 2006 relaunch of Weaving a Kakahu in conjunction with Digger being the recipient of the Te Tohu Tiketike o te Waka Toi Exemplary Award at Te Tokanganui a noho marae, Te Kuiti, is testimony of recognition for a lifetime of commitment to a traditional art from while juggling a large family. "Weaving has always been around me for as long as I can remember. I was always fascinated by the preparation and dyeing of muka (fibre) and the difference in textures obtained from different varieties of harakeke, or flax." ...Show more

Fun and Functional Flax Weaving

$79.99 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Whatu Kakahu - Maori Cloaks by Awhina Tamarapa

$75.00 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

The revised edition of this award-winning book opens the storeroom doors of the Te Papa Tongarewa Maori collections once again, illuminating the magnificent kakahu and the art and tradition of weaving itself. More than 50 rare and precious kakahu are specially featured, with glossy colour detail illustr ations of each, plus historical and contextual images and graphic diagrams of weaving techniques. ...Show more

Weaving Flowers from New Zealand Flax 4th ed by Ali Brown

$79.99 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Mawhitiwhiti patterns and woven bags by Robin Hill

$30.99 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Covers a range of Mawhitiwhiti patterns for use in korowai weaving and instructions for weaving two different bags. Photos and graphics make the processes clear and understandable for everyone, beginner or not.

Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania by edited by Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U Māhina-Tuai, Damian Skinner

$85.00 NZD

Category: Cultural History | Reading Level: near fine

A major new history of craft that spans three centuries of making and thinking in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moana (Pacific). It tells the previously untold story of craft in Aotearoa New Zealand, and proposes a new idea of craft - one that acknowledges Pakeha, Maori and wider Moana histories of making, so that the connections, as well as the differences and tensions, can be identified and explored. ...Show more

Te Hei Tiki - An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum by Dougal Austin

$65.00 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most highly prized and culturally iconic. This book showcases photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Māori collection at Te Papa. The collection of over 270 hei tiki is the largest in New Ze aland and very likely the world. ...Show more

Te Toki Me Te Whao: The Story of Maori Carving Tools by Clive Fugill

$45.00 NZD

Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro

It is over a century since the last major book on Māori carving tools. Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute, tells the mythical, traditional and modern stories of the making and use of carving tools, including the adze (toki) and the chisel (whao) with detailed drawing s and photographs. ...Show more