Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art

by Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Ngarino Ellis, Deidre Brown

A landmark account in words and pictures of Māori art, by Māori art historians--from Polynesian voyaging waka to contemporary Māori artists.

He toi whakairo, he mana tangata.
Through artistic excellence, there is human dignity.

In six hundred pages and with over five hundred illustrations, this volume takes us on an extraordinary voyage through Māori art--from ancestral weavers to contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226839621
• ISBN13: 9780226839622
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 616 Pages