{"title":"Sean Mallon","description":"\u003cp\u003eSean Mallon's works explore the rich traditions and symbolism of Pacific arts, with a particular focus on tattooing and tapa cloth. His writing provides an insightful look into cultural heritage, weaving together history, artistry, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Mallon's books a thoughtful examination of indigenous practices, offering both appreciation and deeper understanding of these vibrant cultural expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tatau-by-sean-mallon-9780994136244","title":"Tatau","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Samoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the full male tattoo, the pe'a, has evolved in subtle ways in its design since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, meaningful, and powerful as it ever was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis cultural history is the first publication to examine 3000 years of Samoan tatau. Through a chronology rich with people, encounters and events, it describes how Samoan tattooing has been shaped by local and external forces of change over many centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt argues that Samoan tatau has a long history of relevance both within and beyond Samoa, and a more complicated history than is currently presented in the literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTatau\u003c\/em\u003e is richly illustrated with historical images of nineteenth and twentieth-century Samoan tattooing, contemporary tattooing, diagrams of tattoo designs and motifs, and with supplementary photographs such as posters, ephemera, film stills, and artefacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Upstart Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48014818017516,"sku":"9780994136244","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780994136244-tatau.jpg?v=1785188739"},{"product_id":"tapa-by-sean-mallon-9780995138483","title":"Tapa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTapa: Pacific histories in cloth\u003c\/i\u003e is the most significant contribution of knowledge about tapa in a generation, offering new views on its practices, meanings and histories across art, dress, culture and curation. This multi-authored book draws upon the vast collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, illustrating over two hundred tapa from 18 Pacific island nations, from Taiwan to Hawai‘i, to explore its lineages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, people across Pacific communities have created beautiful and functional tapa cloth from tropical tree bark. Understood by many names, its uses for mats, clothing, ceremony and art are well known and have been further highlighted by the recent revitalisation of customary techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTapa\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the many creative processes that shape how tapa mediates these Indigenous histories, both in and out of the museum. Placing artists and makers at its centre, the authors and contributors explore the processes and cultural politics of contemporary tapa making alongside experiences of migration, art, dress, conservation and curatorship that reflect the complex social and cultural lives of tapa cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Archetype\/Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48226212741356,"sku":"9780995138483","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780995138483-tapa-1.jpg?v=1787554520"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/sean-mallon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}