Te Kahui O Matariki : Contemporary Maori Art of Matariki

Description

A large scale book containing contemporary artwork, photography, poetry and short writings including personal experiences of Matariki - the Maori New Year. Beginning with an introduction and background to Matariki the book features full-page reproductions of 41 contemporary Maori artworks, and is a rich resource of Matariki proverbs, stories and knowledge.

Author description

Producer, director and radio presenter Libby Hakaraia co-hosted National Radio's Whenua show. Through her television company Kiwa Productions, Libby has been associated with several award-winning documentaries. She is currently producing, directing and writing a number of television programmes. Colleen Urlich is one of the five senior founding members of the Maori clay movement Kaihanga Uku. She is a full-time artist and exhibitions coordinator.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780143009344
• Publisher : Penguin Group (NZ)
• Imprint : Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
• Publication date : May 2008
• Dimensions : 238mm X 260mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : colour illustrations
• Pages : 128
• Dewey classification : 704.0399442
• Illustrator : Norman Heke
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Libby Hakaraia & Colleen Waata Urlich (eds)