Te Toki Me Te Whao: the Story of Maori Carving Tools

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Te Toki Me Te Whao: the Story of Maori Carving Tools
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Clive Fugill
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:152
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 185
Category/GenreCarvings
Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Prehistoric archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780947506131
ClassificationsDewey:305.899442
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Oratia Media
Imprint Oratia Books
Publication Date 30 October 2017
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

It is over a century since the last major book on Maori carving tools. Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Maori Arts & Crafts Institute, tells the mythical, traditional and modern stories of the making and use of carving tools, including the adze (toki) and the chisel (whao) with detailed drawings and photographs.

Author Biography

Clive Fugill (Ngati Ranginui, Tainui) has been Master Carver at the NZ Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua, for over 30 years. A graduate of the institute in 1969, he has taught most leading contemporary carvers and has himself carved and exhibited around New Zealand and the world. He acquired his first adze when he was nine, beginning a lifelong passion that finds expression in this, his first book.