It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, ...

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Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional "tatau" found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa.

Something that always bothers me is when I come across non-Polynesians with Polynesian tattoos, especially the traditional Samoan ones. Since most people probably won't understand why this is such ...

A tourist receives a traditional Samoan tattoo in his hotel room at Annie Grey’s Lagoon Beach Resort, in Apia, Samoa. Photograph by KENT KOBERSTEEN, Nat Geo Image Collection “I ask clients ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s ...

the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional “tatau” found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa. Looking down at the body art, Army Capt. Isis Sake ...

Army Capt. Isis Sake is the first soldier to receive a religious accommodation for traditional Samoan hand tattoos. (Jon Simkins/Staff) Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier ...