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Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting

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Book Description
This richly illustrated book explores the flowering of figurative painting in the decoration of Maori meeting houses in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Not practiced in traditional Maori culture, figurative painting developed in response to missionary criticism of Maori church decoration. Neich analyzes the theory and practice of this art and describes the figurative painting on more t... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages392
ISBN-101869400879
ISBN-13978-1869400873
Publication Date03/24/1994
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About Roger Neich (Author) : Roger Neich is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Roger Neich include Painted Histories: Early Maori Figurative Painting.
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