Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size 1 Degrees in anthropology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Southern Illinois University. Has taught in both Canada and New Zealand. Began the series of international symposia on the art of Oceania, held in Canada (1974) and New Zealand (1978); a third one is planned in the United States in 1984. Also helped to found the Pacific Arts Association and its newsletter PAN (Pacific Arts Newsletter). Professor of Maori at the Victoria University of Wellington and Chairman of the Department of Maori Studies. Publications include numerous articles and books on the arts of the Maori and of the Eastern Solomons. Has also written on Maori rights.Notes1 Degrees in anthropology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Southern Illinois University. Has taught in both Canada and New Zealand. Began the series of international symposia on the art of Oceania, held in Canada (1974) and New Zealand (1978); a third one is planned in the United States in 1984. Also helped to found the Pacific Arts Association and its newsletter PAN (Pacific Arts Newsletter). Professor of Maori at the Victoria University of Wellington and Chairman of the Department of Maori Studies. Publications include numerous articles and books on the arts of the Maori and of the Eastern Solomons. Has also written on Maori rights.1 . A marae is a Polynesian stone platform forming a temple with a courtyard surrounded by walls and a central altar.—Ed.
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