New Publication - The Eternal Thread: The Art of Maori Weaving
A new publication on Maori Weaving to be published by Huia Publishers in assocation with Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa and Toi Maori Aotearoa
Detail of Kakahu: Nga Here o Te Ao 2000
Collaborative work by Cath Brown, Te Aue Davis, Kahutoi Te Kanawa, Diggeress Te Kanawa, Clowdy Ngatai, Reihana Parata, Muri Turner and Katerina Waiari. Photography: Norman Heke
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The Eternal Thread: The Art of Maori Weaving
Miriama Evans and Ranui Ngarimu
ISBN: 1-896969-161-X
RRP: $59.95
176pages, 210x295mm
Softcover
Release date: August 2005
This stunning book presents a photographic survey that traverses the concepts and values of traditional Maori weaving through to innovative, contemporary weaving practice. The evocative photos and text reveal the spiritual significance of weaving within Maori culture.
A number of the works in the book featured in the international touring exhibition of Maori weaving, Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread , Te Aho Mutunga Kore, held during the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2004.
Miriama Evans is of Ngati Mutunga and Ngai Tahu descent. Miriama was one of the Spiral Collective that first published Keri Hulme's The Bone People in 1983. She was a co-editor of The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry, Nga Kupu Titohu o Aotearoa in 1989.
Ranui Ngarimu is a member of the Ngai Tahu and Ngati Mutunga tribes. Ranui is a weaver using traditional Māori technology. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is the current Chairperson of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the National Maori Weavers Collective of New Zealand.
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