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| Maori Tattooing (Dover Pictorial Archives) | 
enlarge | Author: H. G. Robley Publisher: Dover Publications Category: Book
List Price: $12.95 Buy New: $7.61 You Save: $5.34 (41%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 50800
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 240 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9 Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0486430928 Dewey Decimal Number: 391.650993 EAN: 9780486430928 ASIN: 0486430928
Publication Date: December 29, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This classic of ethnography describes Maori tattooing (moko), which communicates the bearer's genealogy, tribal affiliation, and spirituality. This definitive study relates how moko first became known to Europeans and discusses the distinctions between men and women's moko, patterns and designs, and moko in legend and song. Features 180 black-and-white illustrations.
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| Customer Reviews:
Tattoo Review September 15, 2008 Great art work in this book. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Polynesian culture and the art work.
Maori Magnifico February 26, 2008 Absolutely a great find. I'm glad I grabbed this one. It has a lot of relevance to todays tatooes.
Wonderful book! February 14, 2007 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
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