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Moko facial tattoos were traditional in Māori culture until about the mid-19th century, when their use began to disappear. There has been something of a revival from the late 20th century. In pre-European Māori culture, they denoted high social status. Generally only men had full facial moko. High-ranked women often had moko on their lips and ...
Painting by Gottfried Lindauer of a moko being carved into a man's face by a tohunga-tā-moko (tattooist) A collection of kōrere (feeding funnels). Historically the skin was carved by uhi [6] (chisels), rather than punctured as in common contemporary tattooing; this left the skin with grooves rather than a smooth surface.
Manu Farrarons (born 1967) is a French-born Polynesian tattoo artist. Farrarons' art is a mix of Polynesian styles and designs, mostly Tahitian and Marquesan, which he mixes with Māori and Hawaiian influences. Full leg tattooed by Manu Farrarons. Freehand creation.
Kipa is probably best known for mixing customary Māori motifs and techniques with non-traditional materials. [3] He is also interested in (in his own words) "participating in the revival of a number of Māori art forms that were affected by the colonial process in New Zealand".
The logo of Air New Zealand, the national carrier, incorporates a koru design — based on the Ngaru (Ngāti Kahungunu) [5] kōwhaiwhai pattern — as a symbol of New Zealand flora. The logo was introduced in 1973 to coincide with the arrival of the airline's first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body jet.
Tyson had originally wanted hearts (which he "just thought ... were cool" [23]), but, according to Tyson, Whitmill refused and worked for a few days on a new design. [24] Whitmill proposed a tribal design [25] inspired by tā moko, [c] a Māori tattoo style. [26] The design is not based on any specific moko [27] and was created directly on ...
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An example of a tattoo design Application of a tattoo to a woman's foot. A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including ...