Mick Pendergrast of Auckland Museum has spent over forty years traveling through Polynesia and is an expert on crafts of the Pacific and New Zealand.

Feathers and Fibre: A Survey of Traditional and Contemporary Maori Craft

Pendergrast, Mick

Arts & Photography

Penguin??Books

A look at the techniques, styles and history of the art of Maori women's weaving.

Te Aho Tapu: The Sacred Thread

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Reed Methuen

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

Neich, Roger

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

These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Maori craft of plaiting. Fun with Flax shows how to make items ranging from a simple windmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles, balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is described one step at a time with easy to follow line drawings and intructions. A stunning new cover refreshes this classic text.

Fun with Flax: 50 Projects for Beginners

Reed

BRAKE, BRIAN

Univ of Hawaii Pr

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

University of Hawaii Press

Tikopian tattoo (Bulletin of the Auckland Museum)

Auckland Museum

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