Tattooed History
The Story of Mokomokai
$73.56
- Paperback
180 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2021
Summary
Tattooed History: The Story of Mokomokai is the first book to comprehensively explore the history of these remarkable Maori ancestors. The elaborate facial markings (ta moko) of the Maori are well-known, but less so is the unique process of preserving the tattooed heads of both enemies and loved ones. This work presents many sources, documents and illustrations for the first time to explore its subject in a new and original way.
Mokomokai were first encountered by Europeans during the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9788874399659 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 8874399650 |
| Author: | Robert Kirkwood Paterson |
| Publisher: | Five Continents Editions |
| Imprint: | Five Continents Editions |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 180 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 714g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 240mm x 194mm |
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“This article draws on the broader study by this author on the history of Maori mokomokai titled: Tattooed History: The Story of Mokomokai.” - Tribal Art Magazine
About The Author
Robert Kirkwood Paterson
Robert K. Paterson is a professor emeritus of law at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. He obtained his law degree in New Zealand and then completed a JSM at Stanford Law School in California. He has written extensively in the area of cultural property and art law, including co-authoring Cultural Law: International, Comparative, and Indigenous (Cambridge, 2010). He was rapporteur of the Cultural Heritage Law Committee of the International Law Association, of which he remains a member. He is also a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Cultural Property and the director’s advisory council of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
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