Carved Histories by Roger Neich

A Hardcover copy of this very rare and desirable book by Roger Neich.   Carved Histories - Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Woodcarving published by Auckland University Press, 2001.  Out of print.  Excellent condition. NOTE A bookplate for Epsom Trust tipped into inside front cover.
 
"In this book, Roger Neich follows his magnificent earlier study, Painted Histories, with an account and analysis of the major tradition of Maori woodcarving.
The Ngati Tarawhi woodcarvers of the Rotorua district have maintained a continuous style of carving from pre-European times to the present day.  As the most prolific and one of the most influential schools of Marori carvers in New Zealand, they have played a critical role in the whole modern history of the development and survival of Maori carving."
 
Size 27 cm long x 20 cm wide x 3 cm width.