Mau Moko
Subtitle: the world of Maori tattoo
By: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku ; with Linda Waimarie Nikora, Mohi Rua and Rolinda Karapu ; new photography by Becky Nunes
Contributors: Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Rua, Mohi Robert; Karapu, Rolinda; Nunes, Becky, 1965-
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Honolulu, HI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780824832537
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people); Social life and customs; Maori Art; Tattooing
Description: "This illustrated book by a group of Maori scholars from the University of Waikato is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko. Mau Moko examines the use of moko by traditional Maori, notes historical material including manuscripts and unpublished, aural sources, and links the art to the present day. It explores the cultural and spiritual issues surrounding moko and relates dozens of stories, many of them powerful and heart-warming, from wearers and artists."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Whaia te moko whakatul/Beginnings of the project --  -- Ch. 1.; title: He ngarahu tapu taku ngarahu/Origins of the art in the ancient world --  -- Ch. 2.; title: Ki te whakanekeneke o te ao/Towards a changing world --  -- Ch. 3.; title: Mana wahine/Women and moko/moving between times --  -- Ch. 4.; title: Pupuritia te uhi/The artists' stories --  -- Ch. 5.; title: Mauria mai te taonga/The wearers' stories --  -- Ch. 6.; title: Taia o moko/Into the Future.