Author: Huhana Smith
Publication Date: April 2011
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Explore the richness of Māori culture – dynamic, diverse, and politically strong – through the ancestral treasures, contemporary art, and stories of New Zealand’s indigenous people.
Based on Te Papa’s exhibition, E Tū Ake: Māori Standing Strong is an eye-opening and highly accessible account of the Māori world, both traditional and modern.
The book showcases Te Papa’s most prized ancestral taonga (treasures) – carvings, jewellery, weaponry, and more. A superb selection of contemporary works reveals the vibrancy of current Māori art practice. A clear and compelling account of key ideas underlying Māori creative and political expression today – mana, whakapapa, kaitiakitanga, tino rangatiratanga – completes the book.
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NZ RRP (incl. GST): $49.99
Extent: 208pp
Illustration: 155 illustrations including historical and contemporary photography
Format: 240mm x 210mm
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-877385-69-8