Bone Craving is an old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artefacts have decorative features that are clearly necessary for their functional nature. Showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since the earliest times. In Bone Carving, Stephen Myhre has drawn with great sensitivity, on techniques and styles of carving from a wide range of Pacific cultures, particulary Maori. The result is a superbly practical handbook for anyone embarking upon this rapidly growing craft.

Bone Carving : A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts

Stephen Myhre

Aldington Books Ltd

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.

Ta Moko : The Art of Maori Tattoo

Arts & Photography

David Simmons

Decorative Arts & Design

In this fully revised and updated guide to the South Island's incomparable trout fishing waters, more than 270 rivers and 95 lakes are described, along with their location, access and flies. The text should be of special interest to anglers who enjoy the challenge of exploring and fishing new water.

South Island Trout Fishing Guide

Sports & Outdoors

Kent, John

Hunting & Fishing

Descriptions and information about New Zealand hiking trails.

A Tramper's Guide to New Zealand's National Parks

Travel

Robbie Burton

Australia & South Pacific

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