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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen-Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Important Paintings & Contemporary Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Apr 2017 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  62
• Lot Description:
  Alan Taylor
  Manukau Archaeology
  50 illustrations in watercolour and ink on paper, accompanied by 28 page manuscript, 1981
  304mm x 294mm (illustration paper size)
  draft manuscript typewritten by the artist, with working title Pictorial Field Book of New Zealand
  Cover Illustration Part One Archaeology and Discovery Part One Archaeology and Discovery 1:Digging up the past 2:Below ground level 3:Manukau fighting paa 4:Hill of skulls 5:Identifying artifacts 6:Sources of Materials 7:Made of wood 8:Worked from bone 9:Museum collections Part Two: Archaic Maori Culture 10:Moa's and men 11:Painted rock's 12:Burial of a chief Part Three: Classic Maori Culture 13:Origins and mythology 14:God's of land, sea and air 15:Giants 16:Saurian's 17:Different types of paa 18:Defending the fort 19:House and home 20:Surrounded by enemies 21:Warrior society 22:Art of tattooing 24:Personal decoration 25:Women 27:Dressed to Kill 28:Singing and dancing 29:Musical instruments 30:Art of Rauru 31: Work and ceremony in stone 32: Phallism 33: Cave and rock shelter 34: Games and pastimes 35: Bird hunting and snarling 36: Canoes 37: Fishing 38: Warfare 39: Death 40: Underworld and fires of Mahuika 41: Places of refuge and burial 42: Element of doubt 43: Time and distance Part Four:Nineteenth Century Maori 44 Manukau settlements 45:New kind of warfare 46:Gunfighters paa 47:Pukaki sleeping house 48:Folk art 49:Religious cults 50:Rua's last battle Typewritten Draft Manuscript: Outline of proposed publication (2 pages); Table of contents for proposed publication ( 2 pages); Suggested layout for proposed publication (1 page); Text for section 7: Made of Wood (3 pages); Text to for section 16: Saurians (4 pages); Text to for section 17: Different Types of Paa (3 pages); Text for section 22. Customs (4 pages); Text for section 27: Dressed to Kill; Text for section 37: Fishing (3 pages); Text titled Fishing and The Land, proposed children's book (2 pages).
• Notes:
  Alan Taylor arrived in Auckland in the1950s where he immediately became fascinated by Maori culture and history. His life's work was the research and documentation of Maori history with a specific focus on late19th and early 20th century carving and art forms. He coined the, now broadly recognised, term Maori Folk Art' for this style and period of Maori art and published a pioneering book on the subject Maori Folk Art . This publication was the culmination of decades of research where Taylor travelled the country, documenting and meeting Maori elders. Taylor's work related to historic Maori incidents, which he had researched intimately. Taylor provided the unpublished manuscript (1980), Manukau Archaeology, with the working title Pictorial Field Book of New Zealand . Combining Taylor's skills as an historian and an artist, this fascinating research document is an illustrated account of New Zealand archaeology based on 20 years of field work. The text and paintings cover subjects such as Maori warfare, burial customs, art and architecture; as well as legends and culture. The title Manukau Archaeology refers to the history of five Manukau pa sites (some of which are now the Manukau Memorial Gardens) and the entrance to Auckland Airport. The detailed texts demonstrate Taylor's comprehensive knowledge of Maori culture and history and his highly-resolved page illustrations, in bright watercolour washes, are a significant, visual record in their own right. This series of paintings is accompanied by a working notebook containing comprehensive research and working studies for this suite of works.
• Estimate:
  NZ$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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