This is a second-hand copy of the book Faces From the Past - The Dignity of Māori Age by Kristin Zambucka.
Condition: This is a used book in good condition. The dustjacket has wear with craesing, chipping - see photos. The dust jacket has now been covered in a non-adhesive PVC cover for its own protection. This is simply folded in place and is easy to remove without damaging the jacket. A previous owner has written their name on the half-title page top left.
Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed Year: 1971 ISBN: 0589006665 Format: Hardback with dustjacket (365mm x 270mm) Pages: 61 Condition: Used (Good)
A collection of the beautiful, loving portraits of older, tattooed, Maori women by Kristine Zambucka. Each in full colour, and full sized. These women - the kuia - were fast vanishing even when the book was published 55 years ago, despite their noted longevity, but, in the words of Dr, S. M. Mead in the Foreword, 'The tattooed kuia is something more than a grandmother. She is a symbol, a bridge between life and death'. Words which have ever more resonance now perhaps than when they were written.
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