Te Ahua. Maori Portraits. Carl Laugesen. 1979 1st edition. Private Publication, the author, Greytown. Printed: Palmerston North

Approx 52 full page portraits, most in colour, of Maori men and women together with their names, iwi, hapu & a short commentary Many of the kuia wear a moko Most of these portraits were made in the 1940s and early 1950s and the author did not use a camera

Incl: Te Arawa (Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Pikiao), Ngati Kahungunu, Tuwharetoa, Tuhoe, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou, Whanau a Apanui, Rangitane, Ngai Tahu

110pp; full page coloured and b/w portraits (originals were in pastels); hard covers with dust jacket; excellent good condition, new, has been in storage

Quite hard to find now

Text Copyright 2009 Collectible Books, Napier

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