The art of tattoo is practiced across the Polynesian Triangle, with designs and meanings that vary from culture to culture. Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, greets cruise ships. Tahiti is one of ...

Ancient Polynesian people didn't have it in words – tattoos were the only way to communicate their status, family ties and even their passions. Unlike the modern fashion of body art, traditional ...

“It is a line of leather wallets for men (and soon also for women), she said, featuring genuine Polynesian tattoo art on the leather. I have been in love with the look of Polynesian tattoos for ...

Tattoos in places like Samoa, Tonga, and Hawai‘i can signify a sacred oath to protect and honor one’s community. Audiences are buzzing with anticipation for another rich adventure through ...

Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...

features traditional Polynesian tattoo art known as 'Tattow,' connecting him with his ancestors. What began as school doodles evolved into a passion for graffiti while Louis was living in California.

Guidebooks, like Basil Hall Chamberlain’s 1893 “Handbook for Travellers in Japan,” feature ads for fine art galleries ... may have received tattoos from the Polynesian people they ...

GARDEN GROVE – Not widely practiced, the tattooing art of tatau has been ... “We look at Polynesian tattooing as the pioneers.” The male tattoo, called pe’a, runs from the mid-back down ...

The drawing was of three stylized sea birds, called frigate birds, a traditional Polynesian tattoo motif. "I'm somewhere else in my head right now," Comolet said as Zulueta prepared the needle and ...

Today, traditional tattoo styles, including American traditional, Japanese irezumi, and Polynesian tribal tattoos ... are an emerging trend in the body art world, blending technology with ...