{"product_id":"te-hei-tiki-an-enduring-treasure-in-a-cultural-continuum","title":"Te Hei Tiki: An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"user-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"en-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"user-content-right\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf all Māori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most famous, highly prized and culturally iconic. This book celebrates the long history of hei tiki and the enduring cultural potency of these taonga.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTe Hei Tiki\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eshowcases stunning photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Māori collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and provides fascinating details of the history and culture behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTe Hei Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e was highly commended in the 2019 AAANZ Book Awards for the Best Art Writing by a NZ Māori or Pasifika. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTe Hei Tiki \u003c\/em\u003ewas reviewed in the 2019 October issue of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorth \u0026amp; South\u003c\/em\u003e; “lavishly illustrated, with many of the hei tiki pictured in larger-than-life-size, full-page glory, the book has some claim to being described as a taonga in its own right.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelected as one of the 2019 Best Books of the Year by a panel of\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereviewers: \"A welcome, some would say long-overdue, insight into the history, mystery, meaning and manufacture of the varied forms and features of our most ubiquitous Maori motif by Te Papa curator Dougal Austin, supported by a stunning gallery of photographed hei tiki.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTe Hei Tiki \u003c\/em\u003ein the 2019 Summer issue of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt News\u003c\/em\u003e, “this well-researched and well-written book discussed their value and status as taonga; their use and meaning; their various types and shapes; and their rich history … adds a brilliant series of photographs showing the making of a hei tiki by hand …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDougal Austin (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha) is Senior Curator Matauranga Maori at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He has a particular research interest in the origins, development, cultural use and significance of hei tiki. His work has included a tour of the Kura Pounamu exhibition throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication date:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSeptember 2019\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtent:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e320 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHardback\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTe Papa Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dougal Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41131411177523,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/5144\/products\/9780995103146_small_c1942523-1d88-4ac1-bd65-17764b0b461a.jpg?v=1669938814","url":"https:\/\/www.craigpottongallery.co.nz\/products\/te-hei-tiki-an-enduring-treasure-in-a-cultural-continuum","provider":"Craig Potton Gallery - Books, Prints, Photographs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}