“Polynesian tattoos are a non-writing tradition and an Indigenous system of communication,” says Tahiarii Pariente, a Polynesian cultural expert from the island of Raiatea, ...

Polynesian tattoos represent the good “Mana” wisdom, a spiritual energy and healing power. Tattoos were considered a gift from the gods. Certain designs were specially conceived to protect the ...

While Polynesian tattooing, often confused with “tribal” tattoos, isn't as prevalent in OC as American traditional or black and grey work, the all-black geometrically-complex style often ...

Op-Ed: New product echoes the history of Polynesian art and tattoos (Includes interview and first-hand account) By. Jonathan Farrell. Published. December 6, 2015 ...

Ku’u Kaho’ohanohano, also a tattoo artist at Kanaka Tattoo based in Kona, Hawaii grew up expressing herself through art and naturally gravitated to drawing Polynesian motifs. Her desire to ...

She said she’s one of the few Hawaiian female tattoo artists in California that does Polynesian tattoo designs. Tattooing, she said, is easier now because the equipment is easier to work with.

The word “tattoo” itself comes from Polynesian languages. Krutak points to the Iban “bejalai” tradition in Borneo, for example, wherein young men were sent away from their communities as a ...

Captain James Cook sails into Tahiti and discovers Polynesian tattoos, along with the island’s word for the art form: tatau. 1846 Martin Hildebrandt sets up New York’s first tattoo shop on Oak ...

Polynesian tribal tattoo (left arm, shoulder, and chest) The larger of Johnson’s two tattoos is also his most famous one. Johnson’s mother is of Samoan descent, and he got the Polynesian ...

Ku’u Kaho’ohanohano, also a tattoo artist at Kanaka Tattoo based in Kona, Hawai’i grew up expressing herself through art and naturally gravitated to drawing Polynesian motifs. Her desire to ...