Patterns of the Past: Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands
Patterns of the Past traces the history and practice of tattooing (taItatau) through the ancient oral traditions of the Cook Island people, as well as from reports of early Western visitors and rich archival material. The book looks at the current practices of contemporary Cook I... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
Young Adults |
| Reading Age |
Young Adults |
| Library of Congress |
Cook Islands - Social life and customs, Tattooing - Cook Islands, Tattooing - Cook Islands - History |
| NBS Text |
The Arts: General & Reference |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
224 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 235mm
Height: 240mm
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| Weight |
966g |
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| Dewey Code |
391.65099623 |
| Catalogue Code |
232984 |
Description of this Book
Patterns of the Past traces the history and practice of tattooing through the ancient oral traditions of the Cook Island people, as well as from reports of early Western visitors and rich archival material. The book looks at the current practices of contemporary Cook Island tattooists, what the tattoos mean and what techniques and instruments are traditionally used. More than 250 colour and black and white images included.
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Author's Bio
Therese Mangos is a New Zealand-born Cook Islander, member of the Pacific Arts Committee at Creative NZ. Mangos has previously been published in Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture. John Utanga is a Cook Islands journalist, and has worked for Tagata Pasifika. Photographer Kirsty Griffin has shot stills for films such as Apron Strings, River Queen and Whale Rider.
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