Image from Coce

Whakairo : Maori tribal art / D.R. Simmons.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985Description: 188 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195581199
  • 9780195581195
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 736.408999442
LOC classification:
  • NK9793.A1 S56 1985
Summary: "This book is the first to analyze Native New Zealand carving styles by tribal area. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs of the best examples of this fascinating art form, the book discusses the mythological context and symbolism in Maori art and descrives in detail thecarving styles distinctive to each tribe."--Publisher description.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 736.408999442 SIM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A012144B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184) and index.

"This book is the first to analyze Native New Zealand carving styles by tribal area. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs of the best examples of this fascinating art form, the book discusses the mythological context and symbolism in Maori art and descrives in detail thecarving styles distinctive to each tribe."--Publisher description.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha