تاریخ‌های نقاشی شده: نقاشی‌های مجسمه‌ای مائوری اولیه (کتاب انتشارات دانشگاه آوکلند)

Explores The Extraordinary Flowering Of Figurative Painting In The Decoration Of Maori Meeting Houses, Especially In The East Of The North Island, In The Latter Half Of The Nineteenth Century--publisher's Description. 1. Introduction -- 2. Painting In Traditional Maori Culture -- The Cultural Importance Of Painting -- Maori Rock Painting -- Body And Face Painting -- Painting On Wood -- 3. Traditional Kowhaiwhai -- Present State Of Kowhaiwhai Studies -- Symbolism Of Kowhaiwhai -- Kowhaiwhai Design Analysis -- Regional And Period Styles Of Kowhaiwhai -- The Antiquity Of Kowhaiwhai -- The Beginnings Of Figurative Kowhaiwhai -- 4. Nineteenth-century Cultural Changes -- From War Canoes To Meeting Houses -- The Development Of The Meeting House -- Periods Of Change -- 5. Symbolism In Change -- Symbolism Of The Meeting House -- Space And Time In The Arts Of The Meeting House -- Identities In Change -- 6. Early Figurative Painting -- The Naturalistic Precedents -- Te Tokanganui-a-noho And The First Phase -- Rongopai And The Second Phase -- 7. The Traditions Of Figurative Painting -- The Three Strands -- The Carving-style Traditions Of Figurative Painting -- The Kowhaiwhai-style Traditions Of Figurative Painting -- 8. The Painting Houses -- Changing Points Of View -- Transformation And Identity -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- I. Map Of The North Island Of New Zealand Showing Meeting-house Locations -- Ii. Tribal Regions In The North Island -- Iii. Glossary Of Common Maori Terms -- Iv. Parts Of The Maori Meeting House -- V. Houses With Figurative Paintings. Roger Neich. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 308-319) And Index. This volume explores the flowering of figurative painting in the decoration of Maori meeting houses in the latter half of the 19th century. This style was created in response to missionary criticism of Maori church decoration, and later developed several distinctive figurative traditions.