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Icons Nga Taonga - From the Collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Paperback, illustrated edition)
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Icons Nga Taonga - From the Collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Paperback, illustrated edition)
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Te Papa Tongarewa holds some of New Zealand's richest collections -
taonga prized by many iwi, art from Europe and New Zealand, items
of great historical significance, treasures from the Pacific, and
an extraordinary representation of the natural world. Thousands of
objects have been placed in this museum over time, and documented
by some of New Zealand's leading scholars Some 300 items from this
fabulous collection are presented in Icons/Nga Taonga. Ranging from
McCahon's painting to the Britten motorcycle, from a mere pounamu
to the engravings of Banks and Solander, from Ani O'Neill's
'Rainbow Country' to an embroidered sampler of 1853, this is a
diverse and sometimes challenging selection. These objects are all
central to New Zealand experience, but they reflect the disparate
nature of that experience. This is a book in which 'icons' ask
questions as much as they establish identities. It is a powerful
visual statement of Te Papa's cultural vision, which looks for
narrative links across collections and subjects, time and place.
Biculturalism shapes all aspects of the book; appropriate sections
are written in te reo as well as English. Superb contemporary
design and full-colour printing throughout make this book in itself
a beautiful object. Authoritative and accessible captions will
accompany the images, and short essays introduce each section.
Published in time for the February 2004 International Festival of
the Arts, Icons/Nga Taonga will be a landmark in the New Zealand
calendar - literary, intellectual, artistic, and popular.
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