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A whakapapa of tradition : 100 years of Ngati Porou carving, 1830-1930

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  • Other Name

    Whakapapa of tradition : one hundred years of Ngati Porou carving, 1830-1930 (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "From the emergence of the chapel and the wharenui in the nineteenth century to the rejuvenation of carving by Apirana Ngata in the 1920s, Maori carving went through a rapid evolution from 1830 to 1930. Focusing on thirty meeting houses, Ngarino Ellis tells the story of Ngati Porou carving and a profound transformation in Maori art."--Publisher information.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN672.6.A7 ELL (Library of Congress Call Number)

    86915 (Cat ID)

    86774 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    A whakapapa of tradition : 100 years of Ngati Porou carving, 1830-1930
  • Other Name

    Whakapapa of tradition : one hundred years of Ngati Porou carving, 1830-1930 (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Auckland University Press
  • Place
  • Date
    2016
  • Physical Description

    295 pages : illustrations (some colour), genealogical table, portraits ; 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9781869407377
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    2 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Carving (Decorative arts)- New Zealand--History]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286) and index.

  • Collection Type
    Ethnology Library
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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