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Title: |
Te Manu Huna a TÄ ne |
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| Edited by: |
Jenny Gillam, Eugene Hansen |
| ISBN10-13: |
0995123063 : 9780995123069 |
| Illustrations: |
25 colour images |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
220x190mm |
| Pages: |
88 |
| Weight: |
.481 Kg. |
| Published: |
Massey University Press - June 2020 |
| List Price: |
30.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Photography & photographs : Cultural studies : Indigenous peoples : Spinning & weaving |
| This special photo book documents a wÄ nanga or class for three generations of women from NgÄ ti Torehina ki MatakÄ to learn the customary practice of pelting North Island brown kiwi so their feathers can be used for weaving. This passing on of customary knowledge developed out of a partnership between conservationists and weavers that returned accidentally killed kiwi to the hapÅ" or family of the rohe or district in which they were found. Weaving, perhaps the pre-eminent form of MÄ ori womenâ s cultural expression, was in serious decline in New Zealand until the 1950s, when a concerted effort was made by MÄ ori women to preserve and maintain it and to highlight the need to protect vital natural resources. Formal training is now available through universities and polytechnics, but traditionally weaving has been taught within hapÅ", usually by a mother, aunt or grandmother honouring protocols and restrictions to maintain the integrity of the discipline. It offers a particular perspective on the contemporary hapÅ"-led cultural practices of MÄ ori women and their intersection of the sacred and profound in the everyday. It also brings a greater understanding of conservation efforts and, in particular, of how the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai works closely with tangata whenua. |
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