As American anthropologist and tattoo expert Lars Krutak wrote in his excellent introduction to Polynesian tattoos, the complex system of symbols and patterns found across the archipelagos are ...

Tattoo TV - Artist Aroma Salmon - Tahitian Tattoos by Tikahiri - interviewed by Christian Redl ...

The legacy of Polynesian tatau, the onomatopoeic name for the practice of tattoo, began 3,000 years ago—the designs as diverse as the people who wear them.The Polynesian Triangle includes more ...

Polynesian tattoos represent the good “Mana” wisdom, a spiritual energy and healing power. Tattoos were considered a gift from the gods. Certain designs were specially conceived to protect the ...

This 1890 portrait of Māori rangatira (chief) Tāmati Wāka Nene shows his elaborate tā moko (facial tattoo). Similar to other Polynesian cultures, Māori tattoos can signify a duty and promise ...

"For the Tahitian tatau, ta means to mark, and tau is the time. So for me, tatau is the mark of our link with the past, with our ancestors," tattoo artist Patu Mamatui Tamata said.

Tribal Polynesian designs should come with a personal connection. Tattoo artist and model Sini Ariell of Anarchy Ink Australia hopes to see fewer tribal, Polynesian-inspired tattoos this year.

Polynesian tattoos are a beautiful way to connect us with our heritage and ancestors, and I'm so proud to keep my culture with me always. But our tattoos are just that: ours. It's imperative they ...

Similarly, “tattoo” can mean a constant rapping sound. In 1996, the reporter Robert D. McFadden wrote in a Metro article that the rain from a weekend storm in New York “hissed like surf ...