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Raranga Whakairo
  • Published: 4 January 2011
  • ISBN: 9780143565673
  • Imprint: Raupo
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00
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Raranga Whakairo

Maori Plaiting Patterns

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Over 200 striking Maori plaiting patterns in one bumper collection.

Over 200 striking patterns are included in this collection of raranga whakairo (Maori plaiting patterns). Raranga Whakairo continues to be a source of pride and inspiration for contemporary Maori craftspeople, and a stimulus for those working in other arts and crafts. These patterns are recorded and gathered in book form to ensure they will not be lost for all time. Raranga Whakairo is an invaluable resource for beginners and skilled kete makers alike.
  • Published: 4 January 2011
  • ISBN: 9780143565673
  • Imprint: Raupo
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Mick Pendergrast

Mick Pendergrast (1932-2010) was a distinguished New Zealand curator, ethnologist, researcher, collector and author of books about Māori arts and crafts, for which he had cultivated a lifelong interest. He taught on the East Cape and in the Solomon Islands, worked in many of New Zealand's museums, and curated two exhibitions of Māori weaving: 'Feathers and Fibre' at the Rotorua Art Gallery in 1982 and 'Te Aho Tapu: The Sacred Thread' at the Auckland Museum in 1987. He was awarded an associate Emeritus of Auckland War Memorial Museum in 2002. His other books include Te Mahi Kete, Te Aho Tapu and Fun with Flax.

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