Ngarino Ellis: 1 book
A Whakapapa of Tradition
One Hundred Years of Ngato Porou Carving, 1830-1930
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
From the emergence of the chapel and the wharenui in the nineteenth century to the rejuvenation of carving by Apirana Ngata in the 1920s, Maori carving went through a rapid evolution from 1830 to 1930. Focusing on thirty meeting houses, Ngarino Ellis tells the story of Ngati Porou carving and a profound...
