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E-380: Reed Methuen. Very Good. 1986. Hardcover. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by Reed Methuen, Auckland, New Zealand. 1986. 183 pgs. 12 unnumbered pages of plates. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Previous owner's name present to the half-title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Ta Moko is an outstanding work of Maori scholarship. The art of Maori tattoo has always been regarded with fascination, and this was one of the first comprehensive books on the subject. The author, formerly ethnologist with the Auckland Museum, provides an examination of Maori moko in all its aspects - its historical develpment, tribal variations, design principles and social significance. In this illustrated study of male and female moko, the author draws on the records, journals and sketches of early European observers in New Zealand - explorers such as Cook, de Surville and du Fresne and later traders and missionaries. He relies, too, on…
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- Title Ta moko The art of Maori tattoo
- Author D. R Simmons
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 183
- Language ENG
- Publisher Reed Methuen, Auckland
- Date 1986
- ISBN 9780474000447
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Ta Moko The Art of Maori Tattoo
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