Patterns of the Past:
Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands
Therese Mangos & John Utanga
Photography by Kirsty Griffin
224 pages, 234 x 240 mm
Release December 2011
ISBN 978-0-473-19377-5
RRP: NZD 50.00
The book is available online
About Us
Punarua Productions is an Independent publisher of the book Patterns of the Past: Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands. When the partnership was formed in the early 1990s by Therese Mangos and Anna Gundesen, they both worked as freelance technicians in the NZ film industry. Patterns of the Past is their first publishing venture. Both parties were also directors of their sister company Mamarua, makers of recycled resin taonga.
(photo right: Kirsty Griffin, Therese Mangos and John Utanga at Te Papa book launch, February 2012)
Therese is a NZ-born Cook Islander. She was inspired to research Patterns of the Past over a decade ago when she realised there was very little information about Cook Islands tattooing available. As an amateur writer she launched into writing and later joined forces with John Utanga to draw upon their combined skills. Therese has a Degree in Commerce from Auckland University and spent almost 20 years working as a freelance film technician. More recently she has co-managed an environmental organisation focused on sustainability. Therese is currently the operations manager of a green start up promoting waste minimisation.
Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands
Therese Mangos & John Utanga
Photography by Kirsty Griffin
224 pages, 234 x 240 mm
Release December 2011
ISBN 978-0-473-19377-5
RRP: NZD 50.00
The book is available online