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Taonga Maori : treasures of the New Zealand Maori people

Title
Taonga Maori : treasures of the New Zealand Maori people / [text, Wiremu Cooper and others].
Publication
Sydney, N.S.W., Australia : Australian Museum, [1989]

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Additional Authors
  • Cooper, Wiremu.
  • National Museum of New Zealand.
  • Australian Museum.
Description
100 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
Summary
This publication accompanied a travelling exhibition of the same name, and demonstrates the rich culture and artworks of the Maori people as an integral part of New Zealand life.
Subject
  • National Museum of New Zealand > Exhibitions
  • National Museum of New Zealand
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Antiquities > Exhibitions
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Material culture > Exhibitions
  • Antiquities
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Antiquities
  • Māori (New Zealand people) > Material culture
  • Mahi toi
  • New Zealand > Antiquities > Exhibitions
  • New Zealand
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs
  • Exhibitions.
Note
  • "An exhibition from the collections of the National Museum of New Zealand, Te Whare Taonga o Aotearoa."
Contents
TAONGA MAORI = INTRODUCTION -- The Maori people are Polynesians who discovered Aotearoa (New Zealand) about 1000 years ago -- KO WAI KOI ATE IWI MAROI = WHO ARE THE MAORI PEOPLE? -- Being a Maori is knowing who you are and where you come from -- KO TE IWI MAORI = MAORI SOCIETY -- The Maori psyche revolves around tribal roots, origins and identity -- NGA TIKANGA TUKU IHO = CUSTOMARY CONCEPTS -- The concept of tapu provided the basis for a controlled society -- TE WHENUA = THE LAND -- The physical and spiritual well-being of a Maori is linked to the land that he or she belongs to -- TE TOI WHAKAIRO = THE MAORI CARVING TRADITION -- Carving is a sacred, honoured and cherished profession -- NGA MAHI A TE WHARE PORA = WEAVING -- Maori weaving is a vehicle that can link the past to the present and the present to the future -- TE AO HURIHURI = THE EVERCHANGING WORLD -- The future of the Maori can be seen in the reassertion of cultural identity.
ISBN
  • 0730562069
  • 9780730562061
LCCN
90152356
OCLC
  • ocm23140872
  • 23140872
  • SCSB-1377923
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library