Maori Moko or Tattoo book
Book: Maori Moko or Tattoo
compiled by Pita Graham
1994, The Bush Press, softcover, 32pp
compiled by Pita Graham
1994, The Bush Press, softcover, 32pp
Here is another book on Maori tattoo to add to your collection.
A slim book, but packed with worthwhile information and beautiful full-cover pictures of actual ta moko examples, gleaned from the amazing paintings by CF Goldie and Gottfried Lindauer.
The Maori Moko or Tattoo book is split into the following sections:
A slim book, but packed with worthwhile information and beautiful full-cover pictures of actual ta moko examples, gleaned from the amazing paintings by CF Goldie and Gottfried Lindauer.
The Maori Moko or Tattoo book is split into the following sections:
The Custom of Moko
First Impressions
Moko as a Signature
A Sacred Craft
The Tohunga Ta Moko
Patterns in Moko
Methods of Tattooing
Styles of Tattooing
The Tools of Moko
George French Angas 1822-86
The Tattooed Body
Tattooed Women
The Tattooed Sailor
The Trade in Tattooed Heads
Gottfried Lindauer 1839-1926
The Recorders of Moko
Major-General H G Robley
Charles Frederick Goldie 1870-1942
The Decline of Moko
First Impressions
Moko as a Signature
A Sacred Craft
The Tohunga Ta Moko
Patterns in Moko
Methods of Tattooing
Styles of Tattooing
The Tools of Moko
George French Angas 1822-86
The Tattooed Body
Tattooed Women
The Tattooed Sailor
The Trade in Tattooed Heads
Gottfried Lindauer 1839-1926
The Recorders of Moko
Major-General H G Robley
Charles Frederick Goldie 1870-1942
The Decline of Moko
Whilst this book is more of an introduction to Ta Moko, it is ideal for anyone wanting a first and inexpensive book to learn about Maori tattooing, and to see in clear pictures how the designs looked. More comprehensive books are also available here.



