![]() ![]() ![]() We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions - starting at. Ngahuia has also published short fiction collections, most notably Tahuri (1989 & 2017) and Ruahine: Mythic Women (2003). The book features case studies of modern Maori who have made a personal decision to be tattooed the role and status of the tattooers exploitation of the moko in popular culture around the world by figures such as rock singers and football players.". Buy Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku online at Alibris. Her multiple award-winning volume (2007) Mau Moko : the world of Maori tattoo emerged from twenty five years of experiential research in this significant art form. Gender issues are considered along with tattooing techniques both old and new. It examines the use of tattooing by traditional and contemporary Maori and links it to other aspects of Maori culture. Mau Moko is probably the most magnificent book ever produced about the moko, from pre-European times to the present day. ![]() After almost dying out in the twentieth century, Maori tattooing is now experiencing a powerful revival, with many young Maori wearing the moko as a spectacular gesture of racial pride. 'And so the trade began,' says Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku in her 2007 book Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo, 'with a white mans recycled underwear.' Maori became more willing sellers. Male warriors wore elaborate tattoos on their faces and bodies women took more delicate chin tattoos. "In the traditional Maori world, the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was a sign of great mana and status. Numerous colour photographic illustrations. 2011 paperback reprint of a title first published in 2007. ![]()
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