Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists

Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists, focuses on the history and impact of the work of Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists collective of Aotearoa New Zealand. Includes written contributions from Professor Sir Derek Lardelli, Darcy Nicholas, Anna-Marie white, Alison Nathan, Rochelle Urlich, Julie Paama-Pengelly, Roma Pōtiki and Baye Riddell.

Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists is divided into chapters, each covering a distinct aspect of Ngā Kaihanga Uku’s story: Mātai tūārangi (Cosmogony) Te putanga mai (Emergence) Kaupapa (Values) Ahurewa whakaako (Adoption into ritual practice) Ngā Tokorima (The five founders: Reflections on the work of Baye Riddell, Manos Nathan, Colleen Waata Urlich, Wi Taepa, and Paerau Corneal) Te reanga hou (The new generation) Rārangi wā (Timeline) Kaitautoko (Supporters) Rātou kua haere (Those who have passed)

Rich in imagery, this publication features an abundance of candid photographs (makers in action, group photos, work spaces) and crisp studio images of phenomenal ceramic work by Baye Riddell, Manos Nathan, Colleen Waata Urlich, Wi Taepa, Paerau Corneal, Gemeaux Riddell, Amorangi Hikuroa, Carla Ruka, Dorothy Waetford, David Cameron, Ida Edwards Noelle Jakeman, Rhonda Halliday, Todd Douglas and Karuna Douglas, Yvonne Tana, Tracy Keith.

Photography by Norm Heke

Design by Neil Pardington

Published by Te Papa Press, 2023

Supported by Toi Māori Aotearoa and The Blumhardt Foundation