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A whakapapa of tradition : 100 years of Ngāti Porou carving, 1830-1930 / Ngarino Ellis ; with new photography by Natalie Robertson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 295 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781869407377 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 736.08999442 23
Summary: "From the emergence of the chapel and the wharenui in the nineteenth century to the rejuvenation of carving by Apirana Ngata in the 1920s, Māori carving went through a rapid evolution from 1830 to 1930. Focusing on thirty meeting houses, Ngarino Ellis tells the story of Ngāti Porou carving and a profound transformation in Māori art."--Publisher information.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 736.08999442 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan a00713005

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"From the emergence of the chapel and the wharenui in the nineteenth century to the rejuvenation of carving by Apirana Ngata in the 1920s, Māori carving went through a rapid evolution from 1830 to 1930. Focusing on thirty meeting houses, Ngarino Ellis tells the story of Ngāti Porou carving and a profound transformation in Māori art."--Publisher information.

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