Muttonbirds - Part of a Story

Designed by Catherine Griffiths. Minor soiling of covers. Numbered 78/600 and signed by Bruce Connew and Dean Te Au. Also a dedication inside front cover signed by Dean.

?Muttonbirds - part of a story? was published in 2004 by Vapour Momenta Books, to coincide with the exhibition launch at McNamara Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand.
A Wellington, New Zealand publisher said the book was ?a bomb in plain wrapping?. It was a contentious project from the get-go, a man attempting to reclaim what he had proved through the Maori Land Court was his and his children?s right.
I?ve stood in front of the tribe in the correct way. I have my rightful interests and I will stand up for them. I want my children to get on with what it?s really about: muttonbirding, enjoying the world of their ancestors and the treasures they left. Dean Tiemi te Au