Manawa : Pacific heartbeat : a celebration of contemporary Maori & Northwest Coast art

Reading, Nigel. (Author). Wyatt, Gary, 1958- (Added Author).

Summary: "This collection celebrates contemporary works from 31 Maori and 15 Northwest Coast artists. Building on more than three decades of events, conferences and artist exchanges that have introduced artists and audiences to the similarities between Maori and Northwest Coast art, Manawa explores the themes of sky, water and land that are common to both cultures. Manawa is a must-have for lovers of aboriginal art as well as those interested in cross-cultural exchange."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0295985704
ISBN: 9780295985701
ISBN: 1553651391
ISBN: 9781553651390
ISBN: 0790010364
ISBN: 9780790010366
Physical Description: print
170 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; Auckland : Reed Books, ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: breathing the land by darcy nicholas -- Introduction: Manawa-Pacific connections by Nigel Reading and Gary Wyatt -- Whirirangi: woven heavens -- Moanauri: oceanic bloodlines -- Papawhenua: heartlands.