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Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs - Softcover

W.J. Phillipps

 
9781990042799: Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1990042791 ISBN 13: 9781990042799
Publisher: Oratia Books, 2025

Synopsis

Long out of print, this classic guide to the design of meeting-house rafters, taniko weaving and tukutuku returns in an all-new colour printing. Maori Rafter & Taniko Designs is an essential source of information about the development and features of whakairo tuhituhi. This complete redesign of W.J. Phillipps' classic work, first published in 1943, introduces key patterns in an accessible manner with rich illustrations. Beginning with the koru, the book develops from analysis of drawings to real examples, including important meeting house designs. The beautifully rendered patterns gain new life in a generous layout that will be of value to students and experts alike.

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About the Author

William John (W.J.) Phillipps was born in Oamaru in 1893. In 1915, he joined the staff of the Dominion Museum (now Te Papa Tongarewa), Wellington, where he worked as an ethnologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator. During a career that spanned five decades, he published some 200 scientific papers and authored several books in the fields of zoology and anthropology. He passed away in 1967.

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Publisher
Oratia Books
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1990042791
ISBN 13 
9781990042799
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
72