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Maori Carving: The Art of Recording Maori History

NZ Maori Arts and Crafts Institute/Huia Publishers

$20.00

2 in stock

2 in stock

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.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 54
Imprint: Huia
Publication date: 30/06/2015