Author: Hans Neleman
Publisher: Stemmle
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : mi
Pages : 160
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This oversize volume presents 72 full color photographs of contemporary Maori facial tattoos, documenting the resurgence of the traditional moko.
Author: Horatio Gordon Robley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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"A full survey based on the author's observations and subsequent reading"--Bagnall.
Author: Michael King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869539078
Category : Decoration and ornament, Maori
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Moko is written by Michael King, one of New Zealand's most celebrated historians, and photographed by Marti Friedlander, one of the country¿s most eminent photographers. One of New Zealand's iconic books, originally published in 1972, it was a milestone in New Zealand publishing. Maori subject matter was not thought to be of interest to the New Zealand public at that time, and the author and photographer were relative unknowns--Moko was their first book. To research this book, King and Friedlander travelled thousands of kilometres through the hinterland of New Zealand to find and speak with those who were tattooed, or with people who had first-hand knowledge of the custom. It is also the story of the last generation of Maori women who wore the traditional moko. Marti Friedlander's photographs illustrate with skill and compassion the moko itself, the women who wore it and the environments in which they lived.
Author: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Art, Māori
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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In the traditional Māori world, the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was a sign of great mana and status. Male warriors wore elaborate tattoos on their faces and bodies; women took more delicate chin tattoos. After almost dying out in the twentieth century, Māori tattooing is now experiencing a powerful revival, with many young Māori wearing the moko as a spectacular gesture of racial pride. This examines the use of tattooing by traditional and contemporary Māori and links it to other aspects of Māori culture. Gender issues are considered along with tattooing techniques both old and new. The book features case studies of modern Māori who have made a personal decision to be tattooed; the role and status of the tattooers; exploitation of the moko in popular culture around the world by figures such as rock singers and football players.
Author: D. R. Simmons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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A detailed study of mokos, Maori tattoos. The text traces the historical development, tribal variations, design principles, and social significance of the moko. The book has 143 black and white line drawings and photographs, and 26 colour plates of paintings and carvings. A bibliography and index are included.
Author: H. G. Robley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486120236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Maori tattooing (moko) communicates the bearer's genealogy, tribal affiliation, and spirituality. This definitive study discusses the distinctions between men and women's moko, patterns and designs, and moko in legend and song.
Author: Robert Kirkwood Paterson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788874399659
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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- Tattooed History: The Story of Mokomokai presents in a new way, and in a new light, the ancient art of tattooing among the Maori peopleTattooed History: The Story of Mokomokai is the first book to comprehensively explore the history of these remarkable Maori ancestors. The elaborate facial markings (ta moko) of the Maori are well-known, but less so is the unique process of preserving the tattooed heads of both enemies and loved ones. This work presents many sources, documents and illustrations for the first time to explore its subject in a new and original way.Mokomokai were first encountered by Europeans during the exploration of New Zealand by James Cook. When missionaries, traders and other visitors learnt more about mokomokai they published the first descriptions of how they were preserved and the customs surrounding them. This book examines these early nineteenth century writings and describes how mokomokai were first exhibited to curious foreign onlookers around the same time. The acquisition of mokomokai by outsiders, often in exchange for weapons, is discussed along with how these heads formed part of the earliest collections of museums and other institutions.Once European settlement expanded, the practice of preserving heads ended and there were very few left in New Zealand. While New Zealand established its own first museums they often had to acquire mokomokai from outside the country. This work describes the auction and sale of mokomokai in Britain for a period of over 150 years. It discusses the collecting of mokomokai by such renowned British collectors as Horatio Gordon Robley and W.O. Oldman, who were sometimes the source of mokomokai for New Zealand institutions.The public sale of mokomokai at auction in Britain ended when Maori mounted legal challenges to such sales. These legal strategies are discussed along with how they were replaced by comprehensive repatriation strategies that received government support and are ongoing.Tattooed History presents the 250 year-long story of mokomokai in a new and exciting way, through rich historical and illustrative documentation. This book places these unique remains in the overall context of New Zealand history, the characters who formed part of it, and the emergence of an international market for ethnography after the Second World War.
Author: Harry Sangl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780947506773
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Te Kuia Moko is a taonga recording 34 Māori women, all bearing moko kauae(chin tattoos). First published in 1980 as The Blue Privilege, this new printing evidences the books ongoing importance as a record of moko art. Arriving in New Zealand in 1969, Harry Sangl believed that kuia with moko kauae were of a bygone era. But in March 1972 he saw a photograph of a centenarian Māori woman with a moko and set out to find her, reaching her in Ruatoki, near the Urewera ranges. From there he embarked on a threeand- a-half-year journey around New Zealand to paint the last remaining kuia with moko, many of whom were of Ngāi Tuhoe descent. Most of Sangls subjects were born in the nineteenth century, the oldest around 1850. The period of tattooing was approximately from 18851940. Biographies of the women are printed substantially as they spoke them, supplemented by essays by Merimeri Penfold and D.R. Simmons. The records are accompanied by black-and-white sketches of the kuias moko complementing the beautiful, full colour paintings.
Author: Kate Watson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526128691
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Examining representations of the tattoo and tattooing in literature, television, and film from two periods of tattoo renaissance (1851-1914, and 1955 to present), this study makes an original contribution to understandings of crime and detective genre and the ways in which tattoos act as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in complex ways.
Author: Chris Hoult
Publisher: Oratia Books
ISBN: 9781877514470
Category : Decorative arts, Maori
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Chris Hoult immersed himself in the Kiwi tattoo scene from 2011 and 2012, and brought writer musician Steve Forbes along for the ride. This is a view from the studios of NZ now with profiles of leading tattooists. Includes three rich traditions - Ta moko, Maori tattoo; Tatau, Pacific tattoo and tattoo of Europe and Asia.
