• Book cover of 'Moko: Michael King' showing a black and white portrait of a Woman on the front cover. She has a traditional Maori tattoo - a Moko on her jaw. photographed on a clean white background.
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Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century, by Michael King and Marti Friedlander

$45.00 NZD
$45.00 NZD
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First published in 1972, Moko is an iconic work by celebrated New Zealand historian Michael King and eminent photographer Marti Friedlander.
 
A milestone in New Zealand publishing, it was their first book, released when both were relatively unknown and Māori subject matter was widely considered to hold little interest for the reading public.

To create Moko, King and Friedlander travelled thousands of kilometres through New Zealand’s hinterland, speaking with those who wore moko and people with first-hand knowledge of the tradition. At its heart is the story of the last generation of Māori women to wear traditional moko.

Friedlander’s photographs capture, with skill and compassion, the moko, the women who wore it and the places they called home. Together, the text and images offer a remarkable record of these women’s lives and an enduring Māori tradition.

Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
Print publication date: September 2014
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781869539078