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Maori Tattooing (Dover Pictorial Archives)

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I've read a lot about Maori tattooing, and this book is very informative and interesting. I strongly reccommend it for educational or personal research.

Great art work in this book. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Polynesian culture and the art work.

Absolutely a great find. I'm glad I grabbed this one. It has a lot of relevance to todays tatooes.

This book is a European-centered narrative artifact written in some previous century, of a pre- contact people in first contact situation.It is fair to tell that tale:however,the history of the art and spirit that informs it is not the focus of the book. 'Maori Tattooing' visually presents collections of dessicated tattooed heads from western museums.The photos are dreadfully reproduced,jarringly unlike the striking graphic art on the cover, which you will notice depicts a living being.Appropriating that style there are several small,rather pale copies of what were likely well executed pen and ink sketches, and here is where the book redeems itself.If you pay close attention and do some creative visualization, while you sketch the relation of space and line the essence of the art emerges.If you are an artist you will be tested to 'dig deep' to find a spiritual space to start your design process,but mama, that's where the fun is.