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Title: MAORI CARVING
THE ART OF PRESERVING MAORI HISTORY
By: Huia Publishers
Format: Hardback

List price: £14.95


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ISBN 10: 1775501914
ISBN 13: 9781775501916
Publisher: HUIA PUBLISHERS
Pub. date: 30 June, 2015
Pages: 54
Synopsis: This photograph-rich book shows and describes the process of carving, covering the types of materials and tools used, the carving strokes and surface patterns and different regional styles. It shows the range of items carved from meeting houses to musical instruments, waka or canoes, storehouses, weapons and ceremonial items, such as boxes and staffs, and gives detailed information on the carving of wharenui or meeting houses.
Illustrations: 72 illustrations
Publication: New Zealand
Imprint: Huia Publishers
Returns: Returnable
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