Moko; or Maori Tattooing
(Text)
Digitised Editions of this Text in Our Collection
Subject of Texts
- Policy Regarding Display of Images of Mokamokai
- “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” Project: A Report on Consultation
Mentioned in
- A Bibliography of Online Resources for the "Moko; or Maori Tattooing" Project
- Mokomokai: Commercialization and Desacralization
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- The Space Between
- Contents
- Chronology
- 1. In New Zealand; 1864–1866
- 2. ‘Headhunter’
- 3. Moko; or Maori Tattooing*
- 4. In London; Making Maori Art
- [moko nomenclature]
- Nga Mokamokai
- Whakairo tangata
- Layout
- Historical New Zealand Scenes
- New Zealand Scenes; — 1864–1866
- New Zealand Portraits; — 1864–1866 — Female Portraits
- Male Portraits
- Historical New Zealand Portraits
- Primary Sources
- Robley — Soldier with a Pencil
- Smoked Heads
- The Moko Texts Collection
- ‘A Curious Document’: Ta Moko as Evidence of Pre-European Textual Culture in New Zealand
Image Gallery
.jpg "100. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 27")
.jpg "106. Penetaka — “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 129")
.jpg "44. Maori wounded in the Gate Pa, 30th April, 1864 — “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 130")
.jpg "6. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 152")
.jpg "7. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 151")
.jpg "83 “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 38")
.jpg "86. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing figure 123")
.jpg "89. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 22")
.jpg "93. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 101")
.jpg "99. “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figure 119")
.jpg "Orekoukou of Cape Brett (after Sydney Parkinson) — Parkinson shows clearly the lines of facial puhoro tattooing. — Reproduced from “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” fig. 1. The original Parkinson work is in the Collection of the British Library, British Museum")
.jpg "Te Pehi Kupe: self portrait (left) and portrait by Mr J. Sylvester of Liverpool (right). Te Pehi Kupe visited England in 1826. — Reproduced from “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figs 10 and 114")
External Links
Searching
For several reasons, including lack of resource and inherent ambiguity, not all names in the NZETC collections are marked-up. This means that finding all references to a topic often involves searching. Search for Moko; or Maori Tattooing as: "Moko; or Maori Tattooing". Additional references are often found by searching for just the main name of the topic (the surname in the case of people).
Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Moko; or Maori Tattooing":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
