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Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo

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Mau Moko: The World of Māori TattooAward winning and best sellling, Mau Moko is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko. Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou . . . Take your moko, as a friend forever . . . In the traditional Mori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin. Men wore elaborate designs on their faces; women's were usually less complex but elegant, and both sexes had extensive body work.

Award-winning and best-sellling, Mau Moko is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko.

Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou . . . 
Take your moko, as a friend forever . . .

In the traditional Māori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin. Men wore elaborate designs on their faces; women's were usually less complex but elegant, and both sexes had extensive body work.

After almost dying out in the twentieth century, Māori skin art is now experiencing a powerful revival, with many young urban Māori displaying the moko as a spectacular gesture of ethnic pride and identity.

This hugely popular and magnificently illustrated book, compiled by a group of Māori scholars from the University of Waikato, is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko. Mau Moko examines the use of moko by traditional Māori, notes historical material including manuscripts and unpublished, aural sources, and links the art to the present day. It explores the cultural and spiritual issues surrounding moko and relates dozens of stories, many of them powerful and heart-warming, from wearers and artists.

Mau Moko is superbly enhanced by images from early European encounters, traditional Māori representations, and new colour photography commissioned for the book by Becky Nunes.

Tirohia, he moko!
Look, and wonder, at the beauty of this art form . . . 

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So bummed . Love these books. Put up for Christmas and the binder of the book is completely torn. Didn’t see till I wrapped.
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