This technique made moko as much scarification as tattoo, as evidenced in the portraits of C.F. Goldie. But Maori quickly embraced the tools, technologies and substances introduced by Europeans, ...

Moko was chiselled into the face to create permanent grooves in the skin. The face was 'carved' like wood, and then pigmented. The tattoos gave the Maori warrior an intimidating, fearsome appearance.

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

Some New Zealanders with Maori heritage wear tattoos, known as moko, to mark their genealogy and heritage. Men's moko tend to cover their entire face, while women's moko cover their chin.

A New Zealand newsreader has hit back at a TV viewer who had a problem with her traditional chin tattoo, called a moko kauae in Māori. Oriini Kaipara is a journalist and presenter for Newshub - and ...

Maori tattoos are among the most loved and requested: they not only decorate the body with fascinating and sinuous designs, but also have strong meanings, which define the character of those who ...

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Tattooing (whakairo) on the body of a Maori woman of rank Rangi-Tea-Pakura, died about 1870 - very old. Lettering on recto continued: This sketch is rare and taken by Dr Shortland, given to Dr Hocken ...

I kōrero mātou ki te Kahika o Te Hiku o te Ika ki a Moko Tepania mō ētahi o ngā kaupapa ūpoko o te wā kei te hopukanga nei te whānuitanga o āna kōrero.