Te Ata o Tu The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa
Authors:
Rebecca Rice, Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald
Publisher:
Te Papa Press
ISBN:
9780994146083
Date published:
14 March
Pages:
224
Format:
Paperback
RRP:
$70.00
The New Zealand Wars of 1845-72 were a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between Maori and Pakeha that extended from Wairau to the Bay of Islands, and from Taranaki to the East Cape. They are as important to New Zealand as the civil wars were to England and to the United States. Land and sovereignty were at their heart. This richly illustrated book, developed in partnership with iwi, delves into Te Papa's Matauranga Maori, History and Art collections to explore taonga and artefacts intimately connected with the key events and players associated with the New Zealand Wars, sparking conversation and debate and shedding new light on our troubled colonial past. Contributing essays from Basil Keane, Arini Loader, Danny Keenan, Jade Kake, Mike Ross, Paul Meredith, Monty Soutar, Puawai Cairns and Ria Hall.
About the author:
Matiu Baker is Curator Historic Maori Visual Materials at Te Papa. Rebecca Rice is the Curator of New Zealand Historical Art at Te Papa. Her research includes New Zealand's representation at international exhibitions, particularly through the displays of fine art, photography and ethnographic artefacts, as well as how artists used these exhibitions to promote their own practice. Katie Cooper is Curator New Zealand Histories and Culture at Te Papa. Her research interest is the material culture of domestic life, focusing in particular on nineteenth-century New Zealand. She is also engaged in ongoing research into the social and cultural history of rural New Zealand. Michael Fitzgerald is a former History Curator at Te Papa who is now a Research Fellow at the Museum.
