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Sold Date: 07/13/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Skilled Handwork of the Maori Being the Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts,illustrated and Described, 1946

Book Description: [Memoirs of the Polynesian Society Vol.14] The Polynesian Society, Wellington , 1946. Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Good. 2nd, Edition. 23.5cm. 2nd edition, of 1946. 41 pages,of text plus 93 black and white plates. The book is clean and tidy, check the pics to see the condition of the cover, some foxing on text pages, all images are in perfect conditions, and of course scarce. From the Memoirs of the Polynesian Society Vol 14.

Don’t be mistaken, it is the very rare original 1946 edition. In the 2004 reprint, Adrienne Kaeppler wrote : "At last we can own our private copies of the Oldman catalogues! This edition, with its new comprehensive introduction, gives us the history and insight we need to put this splendid collection into context. An important work for the 21st century for ethnographic understanding and Maori ethnic identity." - Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian Institution"

is the perfect opportunity to own one original 1946 copy in pristine condition. In this edition are included images of 10 Maori preserved head that were not published in the 2004 reprint.

William Oldman :

During the later half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century in England , several famous private collections of ethnographic artefacts were assembled from the pool of "artificial curiosities" and souvenirs that had been circulating in Great Britain and the continent since the days of the first European explorers. Among these private collections, that of William Oldman was recognized as one of the most comprehensive and most important, especially for its Pacific component. Early in his artifact dealing business, Oldman decided to concentrate on collecting the treasures of Maori, Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian art and material culture. He built up comprehensive series showing all the significant variations of each artifact type, making his collection supremely valuable for future artistic and scholarly studies.

Check my other artefacts and books : XIXcentury Fijian tapa cloth beater, Maori Taiaha. I will also list the Polynesian artefacts from Oldman, the original 1953 edition.