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Ta moko
Yes, it's done!.
tattoo man
This man was so impressed with my "Reg is Gay" tattoo he offered to pose for a photo..
Picture of Maori women from the 1800's.
Here if glory is a Moari high born (worrior class) women. Notice the Moko or facial tattoo's made in the old way with chisel and ink, even over all her lips. The Tiki or jade stone pedant hanging form her neck for protection. And the Pounamo Mere or Jade hand axe, a prized item. This material was the most precious thing the Moari believed it help spirit and also was very hard for making very good weapons from..
New Zealand Maori Worrior. (1800's)
The feather cloak he wears is only worn by the noble class of worrior kings, the moko or facial tattoo's told the story of his life, including his family heritage his battles and his skills. (The Maori had no written language everything was in the form of carving) The Green stone ear rings and Tiki pendant sources of power and authority and protection. Fierce but beautiful their ways nearly lost by European opression. Let us not forget..
Pedrinho
Tattoo by Gabriel Oliveira / Mão Livre Tattoo.
Maori Carving
Stumbled upon this carving while exploring Rotorua, New Zealand.....
maori tatoo
Paris, janvier 2006, Paris (France) Exposition Latitudes, à l'Hôtel de Ville. Tatouage maori.
Moi-ori
Maori Photoshop Tattoo.
proud to be what i am - una persona cui piace guardarti negli occhi
gay pride 16 giugno 2007. lo conosci? sei tu? leggi qui , per favore..
new black cat tatoo
after 4 years waiting i did my new tatoo! in 4 days of delicious and unforgettable pain!!! yes! 4 days! day by day with the night to rest! i waited so much cos i wanted to do just with this guy! thank you Matsui san!!! check his site: www.lifeunderzen.com.
Maoric
Tzintzuntzan, Mexico Explore #92.
The night of the native warriors
To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other. Carlos Castaneda.
TATTOO CONVENTION MILANO 2006 il pensionato più tatuato!
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Não teve mergulho. Não teve sol. Não teve show. Não teve ondas e choveu na pista de skate. Boa chance pra fazer uma nova tatuagem =). (ainda tá na metade...). bom começo de semana pra todos! No dive last weekend. No sun. No concerts. No waves and it was raining on the skate park. Well, good chance to make a new tattoo (not finished yet...) Good week for everybody!.
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Maori Psychobilly Hand Embroidered Tattoo
This was taken from a tattoo that was done by Ash from Australia, I hand embroidered it..
Moku, Korowai, Meta-Morphis-Eyes
Not many people know that I am 3/64 Maori. Some of my cousins have a bigger proportion of Maori descent. Recently one of my relatives who was very keen on Maori culture passed away at a grand old age. He liked very much my pair of paintings that I called "Maori Meta Morphis Eyes" which is a blend of Maori design with a strong Escher influence. He thought that this was very appropriate for out mixed Maori and European ancestry. I have used photos of those paintings to make a frame for this picture. His dying wish was for me to take up more Maori art and culture and he left his Korowai (cheftain's cloak) to me with the express wish that I get a Maori Moku (tattoo). The Korowai is a very sacred and prized possession and this one is over 80 years old. They are made by very fine flaxwork with feathers woven in and this one has baby kiwi feathers which would not be possible to get today.
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Last modified on 2009-04-11 17:18:00