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Title

Māori fibre techniques : a resource book for Māori fibre arts = Ka tahi : hei tama tū tama / Mick Pendergrast.

Author

Pendergrast, Mick, 1932-

Publication

Auckland, N.Z. : Reed Books, 2005.

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Description

178 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 30 cm.

Alternative Title

• Ka tahi
• Ka tahi hei tama tū tama
• Ka tahi hei tama tū tama

Subject

• Fiberwork > New Zealand
• Weaving > New Zealand
• Textile fabrics, Māori > New Zealand
• Basket making > New Zealand

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-178).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

INTRODUCTION. Baskets and basketry -- Te Rangihiroa (Sir Peter Buck) Finding an appropriate terminology -- Weaving and plaiting -- SUMMARY. [Difference between weaving and plaiting] -- Maori fibre techniques. 1. RARANGA, PLAITING. Raranga puputu, close plaiting -- Raranga whakairo, close plaiting with pattern work -- Raranga whakapuareare, close plaiting with pattern work -- Raranga tatahi, open plaiting with open spaces between the strips -- 2. WEAVING -- 3. WHIRI, BRAIDING. Whiri, to karetu braided belt -- Whiri, braided hats -- Whiri, braided bags -- 4. RIGHT ANGLED PLAITING. Right angled plaiting, comparisons -- 5. THREE DIRECTIONAL PLAITING. Three directional plaiting, open -- Three directional plaiting, close -- 6. MIRO PLYING. Miro and karure -- 7. AHO PATAHI SINGLE PAIR TWINING, WITH SOFT MATERIALS. Aho patahi, spaced single pair twining, with soft materials -- Pauku or pukupuku, close single pair twining -- Counterpair twining, S twist and Z twist -- Pauku, close single pair twining in two colours -- Taniko, contact period -- Taniko, wrapped twining, colour -- Taniko, twining in colour, 20th century -- 8. DOUBLE PAIR TWINING USING SOFT MATERIALS. Whatu aho rua, double pair twining, on a rain cloak -- Whatu aho rua with aho poka, short wefts for shaping the garment -- Spaced double pair twining, with diverted warps -- Close double pair twining -- Counter pair twining -- Paepaeroa, whatu aho rua, with vertical wefts -- 9. SPACED SINGLE PAIR TWINING WITH RIGID MATERIALS AND RETICULATED WARPS. Spaced single pair twining -- Close single pair twining with rigid materials -- 10. TA KUPENGA, KNOTTED NETTING -- 11. KNOTLESS NETTING, LOOPING -- 12. TUKUTUKU WALL PANELS -- 13. WINDMILL KNOTTING -- 14. WICKERWORK.

ISBN

• 0790010100
• 9780790010106

OCLC

• 62350406
• SCSB-10399505

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library