Greenstone carving : techniques and concepts in pounamu / Len Gale ; [photographs by Owen Howard].

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Gale, Len [author.]

Momo rauemi: Text

TextKaiwhakaputa: Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia Books, [2022]Edition: [New edition]Whakaahuatanga: 83 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cmContent type:

text
still image

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volume

ISBN:

9781990042164
1990042163

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Summary: "This concise guide to the art of greenstone carving, out of print for the past 20 years, returns in a smartly designed, fully illustrated new edition. Greenstone Carving takes readers from the origins of pounamu/greenstone through the basics of the artform - design, tools and techniques, different stone types and potential projects. Len Gale draws on his background as a craftsman and teacher explain popular Maori designs like hei tiki, toki, pekapeka, mere and patu. The text is accompanied by detailed drawings and photos, including images of superb finished works from the Moko Pounamu studio, Otautahi/Christchurch."--Provided by publisher.

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Momo tuemi	Tauwāhi onāianei	Kohinga	Tau karanga	Tūnga	Rā oti	Waeherepae	Ngā puringa tuemi
Nonfiction	Stratford Nonfiction	Nonfiction	736.2 GAL (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below))	Wātea (Available)		A0093183X

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"First published 1997 by Reed Publishing (NZ)"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

"This concise guide to the art of greenstone carving, out of print for the past 20 years, returns in a smartly designed, fully illustrated new edition. Greenstone Carving takes readers from the origins of pounamu/greenstone through the basics of the artform - design, tools and techniques, different stone types and potential projects. Len Gale draws on his background as a craftsman and teacher explain popular Maori designs like hei tiki, toki, pekapeka, mere and patu. The text is accompanied by detailed drawings and photos, including images of superb finished works from the Moko Pounamu studio, Otautahi/Christchurch."--Provided by publisher.

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