Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

259 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In the traditional Māori world, the moko, the facial or body tatoo, was a sign of great mana and status. Male warriors wore elaborate tatoos on their faces and bodies; women took more delicate chin tatoos. After almost dying out in the twentieth c...

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