Te Mahi Kete, 9780143011033
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Unleash ancient Māori artistry: learn to weave beautiful flax kete.
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Te Mahi Kete

maori flaxwork for beginners

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  • Paperback

    100 pages

  • Release Date

    23 November 2008

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Summary

Weaving Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to Maori Kete

Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Maori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorpo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143011033
ISBN-10:0143011030
Author:Mick Pendergrast
Publisher:Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint:Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:100
Edition:1st
Release Date:23 November 2008
Weight:320g
Dimensions:242mm x 184mm x 8mm
About The Author

Mick Pendergrast

Mick Pendergrast first became interested in plaiting and other Maori crafts while teaching in small communities in the East Cape area. He has maintained his interest and developed his expertise over a 40-year period, some of which was spent as a VSA teacher in the Solomon Islands and on the remote Polynesian outlier of Tikopia. He has curated major exhibitions of Maori weaving and published many books on Maori flaxcraft.

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