Reconnect: Tokelau Tā Tatau by Jack Kirifi Taniwha Melding critical analysis with poetry

Melding critical analysis with poetry and personal narrative

She is also a practicing visual artist whose work has been featured in exhibitions in Australia

artist Jack Kirifi reveals his journey of rediscovering Tokelau heritage through the ancient art of tā tatau

then blackened to create an elegant dark grey patina

University of Hawai‘i–Mānoa

Reconnect: Tokelau Tā Tatau by Jack Kirifi Taniwha Melding critical analysis with poetryReconnect: Tokelau T Tatau by Jack Kirifi Non fiction, Text in English 80 pages, 229mm x 153 mm In Reconnect: Tokelau Ta Tatau, artist Jack Kirifi reveals his journey of rediscovering Tokelau heritage through the ancient art of t tatau. Raised in Porirua, New Zealand, Kirifi revisits the symbols and meanings of Tokelau t tatau that captivated him thirty years ago. This book captures the essence of his artistic and cultural reconnection, offering