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Article: Maori Art and Culture.(Review) (book review)
- Article from:
- Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific
- Article date:
- September 22, 1999
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Maori Art and Culture, 2d ed., Dorota C. Starzecka, ed. London: British Museum Press, 1998. 170 pp.; illustrations. 14.99 [pounds sterling].
The first edition of Maori Art and Culture was published in 1996 in association with the exhibition "Maori," held at the British Museum from 27 June until 1 November 1998. The first edition obviously preceded the exhibition; the second appeared in conjunction with it. Both contain essays written by major Maori scholars as well as an essay dealing with the Maori collections in the British Museum by editor D. C. Starzecka, who is Assistant Curator Emeritus in charge of the Oceanic collections at the British Museum.
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