Classic tā moko.

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Maori Chief

Discover Tā Moko, the traditional Māori art of marking the skin in Aotearoa New Zealand. Explore its connections to whakapapa (genealogy), identity, ancestry and cultural heritage. Learn how distinctive forms of moko carry personal and social meaning, and why this living tradition remains important to Māori communities today. Save this illustrated cultural guide to explore the world's body art traditions.

Elizabeth Pulman - Mahi Poki, Orakei 1880s

Maori portratis 1860-1900 Negative kept

Elizabeth Pulman - Te Retimana Te Rurapoutu 1880s

Māori Chief in war costume

New Zealand | Portrait of Atama Paparangi based on the photograph “Atama, a Rangi (chief) of the Arawa Maori, ca. 1920, showing traditional moko (facial tattooing) and skin carving” Seen here wearing hei tiki (neck pendant), shark tooth ear ornament, huia feathers in his hair, and a korowai (tag cloak). | Late 19th century

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Maori man | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

maori tetoválás, Új-Zéland: ta moko a hagyományos neve, elsősorban az arcon, törzsi hovatarozást, rangot, érettséget fejez ki

Postcard with photo of Te Ritimana, Te Rapoutu - Waikato Chief. Original photo taken ~1895.

Maori man of New Zealand. Pinterest @sweetness