Overview

Te Kuia Moko is a taonga recording 34 Maori women, all bearing moko kauae(chin tattoos). First published in 1980 as The Blue Privilege, this new printing evidences the book's ongoing importance as a record of moko art. Arriving in New Zealand in 1969, Harry Sangl believed that kuia with moko kauae were of a bygone era. But in March 1972 he saw a photograph of a centenarian Maori woman with a moko and set out to find her, reaching her in Ruatoki, near the Urewera ranges. From there he embarked on a three-and-a-half-year journey around New Zealand to paint the last remaining kuia with moko, many of whom were of Ngai Tuhoe descent. Most of Sangl's subjects were born in the nineteenth century, the oldest around 1850. The period of tattooing was approximately from 1885-1940. Biographies of the women are printed substantially as they spoke them, supplemented by essays by Merimeri Penfold and D.R. Simmons. The records are accompanied by black-and-white sketches of the kuia's moko - complementing the beautiful, full colour paintings.

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Author:   Harry Sangl ,  Merimeri Penfold ,  David Simmons
Publisher:   Oratia Media
Imprint:   Oratia Books
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 33.00cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780947506773

ISBN 10:   0947506772
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   09 June 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS FRONTISPIECE: Pirihita Ngamere Patrick 4 Foreword by Harry Sangl 11 PLATE 1 Ngamihi Mohi Penetito 16 2 Te Uria Aratema 18 3 Heeni Tawhara 20 4 Haromi Rutene Karaitiana 22 5 Rangi Ruri 24 6 Hera Waaka Mete (Smith) 26 7 Ani Natana 28 8 Ngahuia Witiriana Hona 30 9 Polly Thrupp 32 10 Huira Heteraka 34 11 Huriana Hiraka 36 12 Marara Maihi 38 13 Hari Salmon 40 14 Waimatao Tekaawa 42 15 Ani Haunui Tamatea 44 16 Herepo Rongo 46 17 Ngapera Black (Paraki) 48 18 Makareta Hose 50 19 Moerangi Ratahi 52 20 Teia Kutia 54 21 Teao Petera 56 22 Rotira Wirangi 58 23 Kura Whanunui Katene 60 24 Mira Haumate Mika 62 25 Taurima Terewaamu 64 26 Nohi Nohi Heu 66 27 Rea Rewiri 68 28 Whare Tewai Haronga 70 29 Te One Whero Tamarau 72 30 Rangiwaitatao Noema 74 31 Tiria Tuhoro 76 32 Ngakahikatea Whiriana 78 33 Rama Tehoro Tamihana Rhind 81 Te Kuia Moko by Merimeri Penfold 82 The Art of Moko by D.R. Simmons 85 About the Artist 99

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Born in 1922 in Prague to German-speaking parents, Harry Sangl established a career as a professional painter before marrying a New Zealander and emigrating to her homeland in 1969. Chance circumstances led him to meeting his first 'kuia with moko' in Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty in 1972, beginning a pilgrimage around the country to locate the 34 moko kauae bearers and seek their consent to be portraited. Now resident in Auckland, Harry Sangl has continued an illustrious painting career into his nineties. An exhibition of prints of his kuia moko works took place at the Depot Artspace in Devonport, Auckland, in March 2019.

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