Everyone knows tribal tattoos are uncool ... (The word “tattoo” comes from the Polynesian word “tatau.”) According to Lars Krutak, an anthropologist who has studied Indigenous tattooing ...

Each of the symbols included in The Rock’s Polynesian tribal tattoo was picked for a specific reason. The tattoo tells an intricate story, and holds significant meaning for the actor and wrestler.

Toetu‘u, who apprenticed under Su‘a’s father Su‘a Alaiva‘a, points out that “Maui bears ‘Neo-Polynesian Tribal’ tattoos, which is a contemporary style that began in the late 1990s ...

“I have strictly Polynesian tattoos,” Charles “Didjelirium ... is they may look like random lines and shapes and have a tribal feel, but each symbol actually has a meaning.

The remains of the intricately tattooed body of Apo Annu, a tribal leader from the ... DDP/AFP/Getty Images Despite the Tahitian origin of the word “tattoo,” archaeologists have found ...

"The tribal style conforms to the body more readily ... called frigate birds, a traditional Polynesian tattoo motif. "I'm somewhere else in my head right now," Comolet said as Zulueta prepared ...

The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a ...