Faces From the Past - The Dignity of Māori Age by Kristin Zambucka

This is a second-hand copy of the book.

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.