Māori Art and Design | Weaving, Painting, Carving and Architecture

For early Māori, art was inseparable from daily life, whether it was the pattern on a sculpted spade handle or the magnificently carved prow of a war canoe. 

Julie Paama-Pengelly traces the evolution of art and design in historic Māori culture and brings that art to life, focusing on four major disciplines:
Weaving and fibre arts:
- includes tukutuku,
- kitemaking, basketry,
- netting and clothing;

Painting and pigmentation:
- includes rock drawing and painting wooden objects;

Sculpture and carving: 
- includes stone, bone, wood carving and patterning; 

Architecture and structural arts:
- includes villages,
- storage and meeting houses,
- burial structures, 
- bone containers. 

Chapters review the various art forms within each discipline and identify the source elements. Illustrated tables outline development periods, design conventions, and common figurative elements and motifs that distinguish Māori art and design. This book will be of great interest to readers who are new to the subject as well as to students and experts.

Weaving, painting, carving and architecture (2010) (2013)
ISBN 9781869662448 paperback 160 pages.
Upstart Press Ltd | New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd
2010 original, 2013 reprint
Paperback only.