Gottfried Lindauer's New Zealand: The Maori Portraits by Ngahiraka Mason
69.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
An exquisite piece of art publishing that showcases Bohemian artist Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand in 75 plates and detailed contextual essays. From the 1870s to the early twentieth century, the Bohemian immigrant artist Gottfried Lindauer travelled to marae and rural towns around New Zealand and – c ...Show more
The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi: an Illustrated History by Claudia Orange
49.99 NZD
Category: Māori History | Reading Level: very good
Claudia Orange's writing on the Treaty of Waitangi has played a central role in national understanding of this foundational document. This fully revised and updated edition (previously entitled An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi) brings the Treaty's history to life with a richly informativ ...Show more
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions Volume 5 by John White
85.00 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser.
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it w ...Show more
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions Volume 3 by John White
85.00 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser.
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it w ...Show more
The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions Volume 2 by John White
75.00 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser.
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it w ...Show more
Decoding Maori Cosmology by Laird Scranton
29.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
An exploration of New Zealand's Maori cosmology and how it relates to classic ancient symbolic traditions around the world - Shows how Maori myths, symbols, cosmological concepts, and words reflect symbolic elements found at G bekli Tepe in Turkey - Demonstrates parallels between the Maori cosmo ...Show more
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
Te Hei Tiki - An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum by Dougal Austin
64.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Reading Level: near fine
Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most highly prized and culturally iconic. This book showcases photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Māori collection at Te Papa. The collection of over 270 hei tiki is the largest in New Ze ...Show more
Whatu Kākahu - Māori Cloaks by Awhina Tamarapa
86.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Reading Level: near fine
The revised edition of this award-winning book opens the storeroom doors of the Te Papa Tongarewa Maori collections once again, illuminating the magnificent kakahu and the art and tradition of weaving itself. More than 50 rare and precious kakahu are specially featured, with glossy colour detail illustr ...Show more
Rebuilding the Kainga - Lessons from Te Ao Hurihuri (BWB Texts) by Jade Kake
17.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Series: BWB texts | Reading Level: very good
Home can and should be a source of wellbeing, a place that connects us to our whanau, community, land, culture and history. Pre-nineteenth-century Maori society was complex: rich tribal economies were built and flourished, and there was a focus on valuing the whenua and resources that supported all. The ...Show more
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes by A. W. Reed
29.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
First published in 1958, this is the classic collection of myths relating to that cradle of Maori culture, Rotorua - with relevance across New Zealand Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited cities. It is impossible to avoid the area's Maori history and, in this book, it is easy to learn about the ...Show more
Wahine Toa : Omniscient Māori Women by Robyn Kahukiwa & Patricia Grace
116.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
An exploration of the stories of 8 women from Maori myths, in art works and texts. The artist intends her work to be visual representations of the myths, rather than just accompanying illustrations. Oil paintings and pencil drawings are reproduced in full-page format, and the second section of the book ...Show more