The manufacture of tapa cloth, made from the inner bark of certain trees, is one of the most intriguing products of the cultures of the Pacific islands. In several parts of Melanesia from New Guinea to Vanuatu, in Fiji, and on most of the high islands of Polynesia from Hawaii to Tahiti, the Marquesas, Tonga, Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands, and New Zealand, making barkcloth is an ancient craft that has been practiced for thousands of years. Traditional Tapa Textiles of the Pacific presents a complete range of the ancient art of tapa, from cloth brought back from the first European voyages to the Pacific to contemporary examples. The origins, materials, and manufacturing techniques are described, as well as tapa's cultural context and uses in weddings, funerals, clothing, dance, and ornament. With more than two hundred color illustrations, many published for the first time, this book is a comprehensive survey of this distinctive branch of Pacific art.

Traditional Tapa Textiles of the Pacific

Arts & Photography

Neich, Roger

Pendergrast, Mick

Pfeiffer, Krzysztof

Decorative Arts & Design

Thames&Hudson

The British Museum holds the largest Maori collections outside New Zealand, including some items of major artistic and cultural significance. This important book will contain a substantial introduction including a history of the study of Maori material culture in Britain and New Zealand and a history of the BM collection and how it was acquired. This will be followed by a detailed catalogue describing over 2,300 items - including woodcarvings, model canoes and paddles, domestic equipment, cloaks, baskets and bags, jewellery, musical instruments, ceremonial objects, fishing and hunting equipment, tools, weapons, and modern ceramics - an appendix listing collectors, donors and vendors, a glossary, and about 340 photographs illustrating approximately 500 objects. Written by specialists from both Britain and New Zealand, this book will be the definitive publication on this remarkable collection. Table of Contents PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND I. Foreword and acknowledgements II. A Short history of the study of Maori material culture and art between the British Museum and New Zealand 1. Introduction 2. Early English private collectors and dealers 3. Later English private collectors 4. Other European writers on Maori material culture 5. British Museum personnel 6. New Zealand museum personnel and academics 7. Another mode of study 8. Bringing together New Zealand scholars and British collections 9. Maori artists and scholars III. History of Maori collections in the British Museum 1. The Museum and the Department 2. The registration system and documentation 3. Acquisition of the collections 4. Significant collections 5. Arrangement of catalogue sections and catalogue entries PART TWO: THE CATALOGUE I. Canoes 1. Model canoes A. War canoes B. Fishing canoes 2. Canoe parts A. War canoe parts B. Fishing canoe parts C. Thwarts D. Model canoe parts 3. Paddles and Sail A. Painted paddles B. Carved paddles C. Plain paddles D. Steering paddle E. Model paddles F. Sail 4. Bailers II. Storehouses, Houses, Miscellaneous Carvings 1. Model storehouses 2. Storehouse parts 3. Model house 4. House parts A. Gable figures B. Gable masks C. Various house parts D. Lintels E. Door jambs F. Interior central post figures G. Side wall panels H. Plaited side wall panels 5. Miscellaneous carvings A. Palisade posts B. Other carvings III. Domestic Equipment 1. Bowls and gourds 2. Beaters and other implements IV. Treasure Boxes, Ornaments, Tattooing Equipment 1. Treasure boxes 2. Ornaments A. Pendants rei puta, hei-tiki, hei-matau, pekapeka, koropepe B. Pendants kuru, kapeu, miscellaneous pendants, cloak pins, combs, parrot rings and feather ornaments 3. Tattooing equipment A. Pigment containers and feeding funnels B. Tattooing implements V. Amusements, Musical Instruments 1. Amusements A. Puppets, tobacco pipes, spinning tops B. Poi balls 2. Musical instruments A. Flutes nguru, koauau, porutu, rehu B. Trumpets/flutes putorino C. Trumpets pukaea, putatara, bullroarers, weka calls VI. Ceremonial and Memorial and Mortuary Objects 1. Ceremonial objects A. Genealogical staves B. Godsticks C. Ceremonial adzes D. Staves E. Other ceremonial objects 2. Memorials and mortuary objects VII. Weapons 1. Spears and whipslings 2. Long clubs A. Pouwhenua B. Tewhatewha C. Taiaha D. Hoeroa 3. Short clubs A. Patu paraoa B. Mere pounamu C. Patu onewa and miti D. Kotiate E. Wahaika 4. Other short clubs A. Patuki B. Patu rakau 5. Non-traditional weapons 6. Military accoutrements VIII. Fishing, Hunting, Agriculture, Tools 1. Fishing A. Fishing implements B. Fishhooks 2. Hunting equipment 3. Agricultural implements 4. Tools A. Hafted tools B. Wood and bone tools C. Nephrite adze blades D. Stone adze blades E. Chisels and gouges F. Miscellaneous stone tools G. Flakes and flake implements H. Worked bone, nephrite and shell IX. Weaving Implements, Clothing, Basketry, Related Fibre Items, Mats, Samples 1. Weaving implements 2. Clothing A. Plaited cloak, raincapes and related dress cloaks B. Dog-skin cloaks, close-weft cloaks pukupuku, closely- woven cloaks with taniko C. Cloaks kaitaka: patea and paepaeroa, and huaki D. Cloaks korowai, karure and ngore E. Feather cloaks kahu huruhuru, kahu kiwi F. Other items of clothing 3. Basketry A. Plaited baskets B. Patterned plaited baskets C. Woven bags D. Miscellaneous baskets and bags 4. Related fibre items 5. Mats 6. Samples X. Modern Ceramics XI. Chatham Islands 1. Ceremonial objects 2. Ornaments 3. Weapons 4. Hunting and fishing equipment 5. Tools 6. Stone adze blades XII. Maori-style Objects References Collectors, donors, vendors, with basic biographical information Glossary of Maori terms Maps and line drawings 1. Map of New Zealand [from BM Maori book] 2. Tribal map of New Zealand [from BM Maori book] 3. Maori carving motifs [from BM Maori book] 4. Meeting house diagram [from BM Maori book] 5. Drawings of weaving techniques [from BM Maori books) Plates

The Maori Collections of the British Museum

Starzecka, Dorota C.

History & Criticism

British Museum Press

This magnificent book showcases more than 250 of the finest examples of traditional jewelry from the Pacific. Myriad designs and materials, including jade, whale teeth and bone, shark teeth, tapa, shells, and plant fibers, are woven together in a skillful combination of color and craftsmanship. Apart from their beauty, these personal items also convey information about power, status, and community. Their significance, the ceremonies in which they are worn, and the messages they convey are explored in an illuminating introductory essay. Drawing on the extensive collections of the Auckland Museum, the jewelry shown here represents a vast geographical area: Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Hawaii, Niue, the Marquesas, the Cook Islands, and New Zealand. The amazing variety of styles and materials reflects the lifestyles, preoccupations, and imperatives of a people surrounded by the largest ocean on the planet.

Pacific Jewelry and Adornment

Pereira, Fuli

University of Hawaii Press

Auckland Museum's collection of tapa cloth from around the Pacific is one of the most extensive in the world and it forms the basis of this comprehensive survey.

Pacific Tapa

Study & Teaching

In August 1895 Paul Gauguin spent ten days in Auckland, en route to Tahiti for the second and final time. During his stay he visited the Auckland Art Gallery and the Auckland Museum, and recorded in a sketchbook details of some of the fine Maori carvings he observed. When Gauguin left Auckland he took with him a small but vital collection of new images, several of which were later to appear in major paintings.Gauguin and Maori Art is published to coincide with the centenary of Gauguin's visit to Auckland. For the first time the complete sketchbook is reproduced, alongside photographs of the Maori carvings Gauguin sketched and the paintings which demonstrate the significance of Gauguin's first-hand encounter with Maori art.

Gauguin and Maori Art

Nicholson, Bronwen

Univ of Washington Pr

Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting

This richly illustrated book explores the flowering of figurative painting in the decoration of Maori meeting houses in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Not practiced in traditional Maori culture, figurative painting developed in response to missionary criticism of Maori church decoration. Neich analyzes the theory and practice of this art and describes the figurative painting on more than eighty meeting houses.

Painting

Oxford University Press

Neich’s highly successful Painted Histories is now reprinted in paperback. It explores the flowering of figurative painting in Maori meetinghouse decoration in the nineteenth century. Not practiced traditionally, figurative painting was a response to missionary criticism of Maori church decoration. Decoration of the meetinghouse was transformed in striking, beautiful ways to display new tribal histories based on Ringatu teaching and the experience of land alienation. It was later superseded by a government-sponsored return to orthodox art forms. Neich analyses the theory and practice of this art and describes more than 80 meeting houses, including many now disappeared. Richly illustrated.

Auckland University Press

Pounamu / Jade  31 October 1997 Paperback (C Format), 32 pages, Full Colour Illustrations David Bateman Ltd Auckland, New Zealand

Pounamu: Maori Jade of New Zealand

David Bateman Ltd.

189 pages. Paperback, bound in glossy, stiff, illustrated paper French fold covers. Texts in English. Handsomely photographed by Krzysztof Pfeiffer of amazing works primarily held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Pacific Jewellery and Adornment

David Bateman

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Traditional Tapa Textiles of the Pacific

The Maori Collections of the British Museum

Pacific Jewelry and Adornment

Pacific Tapa

Gauguin and Maori Art

Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting

Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting

Pounamu: Maori Jade of New Zealand

Pacific Jewellery and Adornment