Post #198871 by Basement Kahuna on Fri, Nov 18, 2005 4:15 PM

Maori art is as beautiful and inspiring today as it was hundreds of years ago...there is a great book, usually available on Amazon if you keep looking, called "Decorative Arts Of The New Zealand Maori", by T. Barrow, which has chapter after great chapter on their art forms; carving, rafter painting (Ben, I had to print that Meeting House photo for my source book...powerfully beautiful..), panel weaving, musical instruments, jewelry and adornments, and weaponry. It's a fairly small book but jam packed. There is little in any area they produced, from the smallest fish hook to an entire "Pa" fort that wasn't a work of art. Here are a few Maori inspired pieces carved by members here...Gecko, Ben, and me and that barely scratches the surface... there are many more NZ pieces around here.