Hiapo : past and present in Niuean barkcloth / John Pule and Nicholas Thomas.

By:

Pule, John Puhiatau, 1962-

Contributor(s):

Thomas, Nicholas

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Dunedin, N.Z. : University of Otago Press, 2005.Description: 159 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1877372005 (hbk.)
9781877372001 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

746.6099626 22

Online resources:

Contents:

Introduction / Nicholas Thomas -- Desire lives in Hiapo / John Pule -- 'Savage Island' Hiapo / Nicholas Thomas -- The plates -- Six etchings / John Pule.

Summary: This book is the first study of this art form. Most known pieces of hiapo (barkcloth or tapa) were produced in the mid to late nineteenth century and are now dispersed all over the world. The paintings range from dynamic abstract patterns to detailed renderings of plants, people (including European colonists), and signs of changing times. They offer a window on a time when missionary impact was deepening and Niuean life was changing forever. The illustrations, most of which are in full colour, bring together hiapo from all over the world.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Texts - cam	TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection	PAC 746.6099626 PUL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		FEAH25010667

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155).

Introduction / Nicholas Thomas -- Desire lives in Hiapo / John Pule -- 'Savage Island' Hiapo / Nicholas Thomas -- The plates -- Six etchings / John Pule.

This book is the first study of this art form. Most known pieces of hiapo (barkcloth or tapa) were produced in the mid to late nineteenth century and are now dispersed all over the world. The paintings range from dynamic abstract patterns to detailed renderings of plants, people (including European colonists), and signs of changing times. They offer a window on a time when missionary impact was deepening and Niuean life was changing forever. The illustrations, most of which are in full colour, bring together hiapo from all over the world.