Waka
Taua: The Maori War Canoe
Jeff Evans
A Māori war canoe being paddled a full speed is
an awesome sight. Thanks to the renaissance in canoe building, more and more
traditional waka taua are on the waterways, and feature in major events like
the Queen’s Jubilee.
Waka Taua is a
well-established introduction to all aspects of the war canoe: its history,
recent revival, types and variants, phase of building, parts of the waka, crew
responsibilities and paddling techniques. With numerous historical and
contemporary photographs and drawings, this easy-to-read book is the perfect
reference for these amazing craft.
This valuable book has been out of print for some time. Libro International will be releasing the new Waka Taua in a print-on-demand edition on 15 August.
Praise for the first edition of Waka Taua:
‘What a valuable and timely book, there being something of a rebirth in
canoe building at present’
– Northern Advocate
‘It is Evans’ passion for his subject that makes this book special’ – Weekend Herald
Jeff Evans is a well-known writer and photographer,
who is an authority on Maori canoes. Jeff is also the author of Polynesian
Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand, Nga Waka o Nehera: The first
voyaging canoes and Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand, and editor
of Elsdon Best’s Notes on the Art of War. Jeff lives in Te Atatu,
Auckland with his family.
Release Date: 15 August 2013 | ISBN: 978-1-877514-40-1 | RRP
$34.99
Paperback, 250 x 185 mm, 76 pages with illustrations
Libro
International, a division of Oratia Media
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