HE TOI ORA - A Living History
Connecting Carved Māori Treasures in the Museum Fünf Kontinente
2025
Schnell & Steiner (Verlag)
978-3-7954-9034-8 (ISBN)
Schnell & Steiner (Verlag)
978-3-7954-9034-8 (ISBN)
This catalogue offers a unique perspective on traditional Maori knowledge, shared through close collaboration with descendants of the artists and representatives of the source communities.
Many carvings are considered by the Maori to be as living and connected to the ancestors - all the more desirable, then, to connect them with the descendants of their original makers or owners. Searching for clues to the provenance of the collection of Munich's Museum Fünf Kontinente reveals old and new relationships.
Little is known about how the Maori carvings now looked after in the museum came to Munich: many were acquired by German collectors in London between 1824 and the First World War, and their exact origin in New Zealand is often unknown. Drawing on material examination of the woods involved, together with stylistic analysis of the carvings, and research into relevant pictorial and written sources, the book traces the story of these artworks and, informed by the in-depth knowledge of Maori specialists, provides insights into aspects of the Maori worldview and philosophy behind them. One chapter highlights the iwi Rongowhakaata and the pou Tawhaki - a long-lost post-figure from that group's meeting house rediscovered in the Munich museum. The book is the accompanying catalogue to the exhibition of the same name, which has been created in close collaboration with Maori groups and individuals and marks the beginning of a revitalized connection between them and the carvings currently looked after in Munich.
Many carvings are considered by the Maori to be as living and connected to the ancestors - all the more desirable, then, to connect them with the descendants of their original makers or owners. Searching for clues to the provenance of the collection of Munich's Museum Fünf Kontinente reveals old and new relationships.
Little is known about how the Maori carvings now looked after in the museum came to Munich: many were acquired by German collectors in London between 1824 and the First World War, and their exact origin in New Zealand is often unknown. Drawing on material examination of the woods involved, together with stylistic analysis of the carvings, and research into relevant pictorial and written sources, the book traces the story of these artworks and, informed by the in-depth knowledge of Maori specialists, provides insights into aspects of the Maori worldview and philosophy behind them. One chapter highlights the iwi Rongowhakaata and the pou Tawhaki - a long-lost post-figure from that group's meeting house rediscovered in the Munich museum. The book is the accompanying catalogue to the exhibition of the same name, which has been created in close collaboration with Maori groups and individuals and marks the beginning of a revitalized connection between them and the carvings currently looked after in Munich.
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| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 220 x 280 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Schlagworte | Ausstellungskatalog • Kolonialismus • Kulturgeschichte • Maori • Māori • Museum Fünf Kontinente • Neuseeland • Schnitzkunst |
| ISBN-10 | 3-7954-9034-0 / 3795490340 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-7954-9034-8 / 9783795490348 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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