{"title":"Sean Mallon","description":"\u003cp\u003eSean Mallon's work offers a compelling exploration of Pacific arts and culture, delving into rich traditions and contemporary expressions. Readers can expect thoughtful reflections on identity, heritage, and the intricate meanings behind cultural practices like \u003cem\u003eTatau\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis writing bridges academic insight with accessible storytelling, making complex cultural themes resonate with a broad audience. Those interested in the arts and cultural studies will find Mallon's work both enlightening and evocative.\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":"Archetype\/Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48014818017516,"sku":"9780994136244","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780994136244-tatau.jpg?v=1785188739"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sean-mallon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}