<p>Ta Moko is an outstanding work of Maori scholarship. The art of Maori tattoo has always been regarded with fascination, and this was one of the first comprehensive books on the subject. The author, formerly ethnologist with the Auckland Museum, provides an examination of Maori moko in all its aspects - its historical develpment, tribal variations, design principles and social significance. In this illustrated study of male and female moko, the author draws on the records, journals and sketches of early European observers in New Zealand - explorers such as Cook, de Surville and du Fresne and later traders and missionaries. He relies, too, on visual sources, including the work of artists such as Earle, Angas, Robley, Lindauer and Goldie, to document the increasing standardisation, and eventual decline and disappearance of male moko in the nineteenth century.</p>

Ta Moko: The Art of Maori Tattoo

David R. Simmons

Raupo Books

Ta Moko : The Art of Maori Tattoo

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Aldington Books Ltd

Te whare rūnanga =: The Māori meeting house

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Reed

<p>Catalog from exhibition of Maori artefacts, first staged in the United States, 1984-86, then given a New Zealand tour in 1986-87. The catalog includes 36 full-color photographs of select items in the exhibit, along with historical notes on the facing page, in English and Maori.</p>

Te Maori: Te hokinga mai. The return home.

Aukland City Art Gallery, New Zealand

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