Te Manu Huna a Tane

The hidden bird of Tane

Jennifer Gillam, Eugene Hansen, Jennifer Gillam , Raewyn Ormsby-Rihari

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Massey University Press
12 June 2020

Photography & photographs; Cultural studies; Indigenous peoples; Spinning & weaving

This special photo book documents a wananga or class for three generations of women from Ngati Torehina Ki Mataka to learn the customary practice of pelting North Island brown kiwi so their feathers can be used for weaving. This passing on of customary knowledge developed out of a partnership between conservationists and weavers that returned accidentally killed kiwi to the hapu or family of the rohe or district in which they were found. Weaving, perhaps the preeminent form of Maori women's cultural expression, was in serious decline in New Zealand until the 1950s, when a concerted effort was made by Maori women to preserve and maintain it and to highlight the need to protect vital natural resources. Formal training is now available through universities and polytechnics, but traditionally weaving has been taught within hapu, usually by a mother, aunt or grandmother honouring protocols and restrictions to maintain the integrity of the discipline. It offers a particular perspective on the contemporary hapu-led cultural practices of Maori women and their intersection of the sacred and profound in the everyday. It also brings a greater understanding of conservation efforts and, in particular, of how the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai works closely with tangata whenua.

Photographs by: Jennifer Gillam
Contributions by: Raewyn Ormsby-Rihari, Tiwai Rihari-Rawiri
Edited by: Jennifer Gillam, Eugene Hansen
Imprint: Massey University Press
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 428g
ISBN: 9780995123069
ISBN 10: 0995123063
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 12 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Jenny Gillam is a photographer, writer and exhibiting multimedia artist. She is a senior lecturer and programme leader in Massey University's Bachelor of Fine Arts. Her projects are often produced collaboratively with other artists or with experts from another field. She lives in Wellington. Eugene Hansen (Maniapoto) is a senior lecturer at Massey University's Whiti o Rehua, School of Art, Wellington. Focusing on co-authoring and working collaboratively, he has a long-term multimedia art practice exhibiting nationally and internationally. Eugene attributes his interest in collaboration to growing up in the remote rural Maori community featured in this book, where cultural production was modelled as an inherently collaborative embracing of matauranga Maori. He lives in Wellington.

Reviews for Te Manu Huna a Tane: The hidden bird of Tane

‘Look at this dead bird and feel the sight of it catch in your craw, claw at your throat, feel it spill from your eyes, this book should make you feel uncomfortable, this book should make you want things to be different, this book should make you move.’ — essa may ranapiri, The Spinoff ; ‘It’s books like this that will help us to rethink how we as a society need to change.’ — Leilani Tamu, RNZ