Ta moko, a cultural tattoo artwork ... British singer Robbie Williams was one of the first to receive a Maori tattoo design from a tribal elder who supported his request. Peri uses the same ...

Tattoo artists mimicking Maori designs without understanding them draw ... Kopua thinks much of the outside interest in ta moko today stems from the feeling among many foreigners that they've ...

Tattoo artists mimicking Maori designs without understanding them draw ... the dignity of tribal warriors who fell long ago. The ta moko artists group is working to track down and reclaim the ...

But there is also strong international interest in Maori moko design, through the tattoo industry. Te Uhi continues to address pressing issues concerning the intellectual property of ta moko and ...

Auckland-based moko artist Inia Taylor worked on the film before he took up tattooing, and he contributed to the design ... into a tattoo store." Taylor says there is no reason ta moko should ...

The women and men of the Maori people use the facial tattoo, in bold striking tribal designs called Ta Moko. Facial tattooing is still a part of life for many people, of their human experience.

Maihi, who got his first tattoo at 19 and has now lost count of ... then we translate that conversation into the visual language of ta moko on their skin. Every piece is unique to an individual.

Then when the tattoo artists (Inia Taylor and Tiki ... for each person on a consultation basis. "The language of Ta Moko is used to design a unique piece of body art expressing aspects that ...

“The moko you see is that person’s genealogy and achievements, and the whole design ends up becoming ... while a moko kauae tattoo that covers the lips and chin of the wearer is designed ...