More tips and Techniques for Korowai weaving by Robin Hill
30.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro
Designed as a follow on from 'Making Your First Small Korowai'. Again with lots of photos it covers the different aspects of korowai design and tips for coping with problems.
Maori Art and Design: Weaving, Painting, Carving and Architecture by Julie Paama-Pengelly
49.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Reading Level: very good
For early Maori, 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 Maori culture and brings that art to life, focusing on four major disciplin ...Show more
Jade Treasures of the Maori by Murdoch Riley
12.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Series: NZ Pocket Guides | Reading Level: very good
Migratory and other legends, working methods, the Hei Tiki, The Mere, Body Ornaments, Jade Varieties.
Maori Customs and Crafts by Alan Armstrong
12.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro | Series: Viking Sevenseas Pocket Guide | Reading Level: very good
Covers everything from Actions Songs (waiata Kori) to Xmas (kirihimete)
Weaving a Kakahu by Diggeress Te Kanawa
39.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro
Weaving a Kakahu was reprinted in 1994 and this 2006 version has been supported by Creative New Zealand and Puwaha ki te Ao Trust. The 2006 relaunch of Weaving a Kakahu in conjunction with Digger being the recipient of the Te Tohu Tiketike o te Waka Toi Exemplary Award at Te Tokanganui a noho marae, Te ...Show more
Te Mahi Kete: Maori Flaxcraft for Beginners by Mick Pendergrast
35.00 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro
Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Māori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax an ...Show more
Bone Carving: A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts by Stephen Myhre
34.99 NZD
Category: Toi Māori / Art - Whakairo, Raranga, Taonga Puoro
Bone carving is as old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artifacts have decorative features that are clearly not necessary for their functional nature, showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since earliest times. The first settlers of Aotearoa bro ...Show more