Authors: Dorota C. Starecka, Roger Neich, Mick Pendergrast.
Publication date: March 2011
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Written by specialists from both New Zealand and Britain, Taonga Māori in the British Museum includes a substantial introduction detailing the history of these significant taonga and their acquisition. Ranging from the domestic to the ceremonial, these treasures are further explored in a catalogue that contains more than 300 photographs, a glossary and an appendix listing collectors, donors and vendors making Taonga Māori in the British Museum the definitive publication on this remarkable collection.
Review
“Entries cover every aspect of Maori material culture”
“This monumental reference book …will be indispensable for students and scholars.”
- Weekend Herald, June2011
RRP $99.99
Extent: 352 pp
Illustrations: 40 full-colour, 300 b&w
Format: 297 mm x 210 mm
Binding: HB
ISBN: 978-1-877385-76-6