Whatu Kakahu

Maori Cloaks

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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A CELEBRATION OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MAORI WEAVING, FOCUSED ON THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MAORI CLOAKS IN THE WORLDWeaving is more than just a product of manual skills. From the simple rourou (food basket) to the prestigious kahukiwi (kiwi feather cloak), weaving is endowed with the very essence of the spiritual values of Maori people.This award-winning book opens the storeroom doors of the Te Papa Tongarewa Maori collections, illuminating the magnificent kakahu in those collections and the art and tradition of weaving itself. More than fifty rare and precious kakahu are featured within this book, with glossy colour detail illustrations of each, plus historical and contextual images and graphic diagrams of weaving techniques. These are accompanied by engaging descriptions bringing together information on every cloak - its age, materials, and weaving technique with quotes from master weavers and other experts, stories of the cloaks, details of their often remarkable provenance, discussion of how the craft is being revived and issues to do with cloaks held in international museums. A full glossary, illustrated guide to cloak types, and index are included. Contemporary cloaks made with novel materials also feature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-08-08
Mått237 x 290 x 25 mm
Vikt1 200 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
Upplaga2
FörlagTe Papa Press
ISBN9780995113633
UtmärkelserCommended for AAANZ Book Prizes – Best Art Writing by a NZ Māori or Pasifika 2019

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ForewordIntroductionTe Mana o te Kakahu: The Prestige of CloaksNga Aho: Threads that JoinKo te Putaiao, te Ao o nga Tupuna: Ancestral Maori Scientific PracticeTe Ao Tawhito/Te Ao Hou: Entwined Threads of Tradition and InnovationWhatu: The Enclosing ThreadsNga Kakahu o Te Papa: The Cloaks of Te PapaTe Kaitiakitanga o Te Whare Pora: The Custodianship of WeavingTypes of Cloaks known from Museum CollectionsAcknowledgementsNotesGlossarySelect BibliographyContributorsImage CreditsIndex

'… a definitive work on the subject, showcases 40 distinctive kākahu from Te Papa’s large collection … Beautifully illustrated and richly informative …' – New Zealand Geographic; 'Ranging from the primitive and precious, through the unique and prestigious, to their contemporary reincarnation, Whatu Kākahu is the definitive description of Māori cloaks in Te Papa’s collections. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs that document the subtle beauty of these cultural treasures …'– Scoop.