Rauru Tene Waitere, Maori Carving, Colonial History

Name: Rauru Tene Waitere, Maori Carving, Colonial History
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ISBN: 9781877372612

ISBN-10: 1877372617

ISBN-13: 9781877372612

Edition: 2009

Authors: Nicholas Thomas, Mark Adams, Tene Waitere, Mark Adams

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Tene Waitere of Ngati Tarawhai (1854-1931) was the most innovative Maori carver of his time; his works reached global audiences decades before the globalisation of culture became a fashionable topic. Rauru is the highlight of a famous anthropological museum in Germany. Hinemihi, the carved house featured in one section of this book, sheltered survivors of the Tarawera eruption in 1886 before being removed to the park of an English country house. The magnificent His carved Ta Moko panel is one of Te Papa the Museum of New Zealand's icons. Three out of four historic Maori meeting-houses located outside New Zealand were carved or partly carved by Waitere. The travels of his work tell us…

Book details

List price: $55.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Otago University Press
Publication date: 1/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 11.00" wide x 12.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 3.388
Language: English

Mark Adams was born in Christchurch in 1949. He is one of New Zealand's most distinguished documentary photographers, working with subjects of cross-cultural significance. His photographs have been exhibited through solo and group exhibitions and major biennales throughout the world.