The Art of Maori Weaving: The Eternal Thread

Miriama Evans, Ranui Ngarimu, Norman Heke (Photographer)

$45.00

Publication Date: November 17th, 2005

Publisher:

Huia Pub.

ISBN:

9781869691615

Pages:

176

Description

This stunning book presents a photographic survey that traverses the concepts and values of traditional Maori weaving and innovative, contemporary weaving practice. The evocative photos and text reveal the spiritual significance of weaving within Maori culture. A number of the works in the book are featured in the international touring exhibition of Maori weaving, "Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread."

About the Author

Miriama Evans is a member of the Spiral Collective that first published Keri Helme's The Bone People in 1983. She was a co-editor of The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry. Ranui Ngarimu is a widely exhibited weaver using traditional Maori technology. She is the chairperson of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the National Maori Weavers Collective of New Zealand.