Moko - the art of tattoo - has always been part of the Maori world in New Zealand. It is about beauty, and belonging. And it is much more than skin deep. When the first European explorers came ...

Henare (Henry) Brooking is a ta moko artist and teacher at the Eastern Institute of Technologies Toihoukura Maori Visual Arts School in Gisborne, New Zealand. The tattoo ... art of ta moko since ...

Tā Moko is the traditional tattoo ... National Art Gallery of Australia are currently holding a exhibit exploring the tradition and resurgence of tā moko. The exhibition is called "Maori ...

Near Te Papa you’ll find Kura Gallery and Toi Maori Art Gallery, where you can pick ... the country at the time of your visit, I recommend tattoo artists Lorna Tawhiti and Tim Hunt in the ...

The rise of the Maori tribal tattoo Why a Maori cloak, worn to meet the Queen, delighted New Zealand Thor director says New Zealand is racist Associate Professor Te Kahautu Maxwell at the ...

No! Absolutely not! We exist and we exist because we’re Maori. Pure and simple,” she said. Kaipara wears her facial tattoo with pride because it so much more than just art and ink.

Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is taken as an important marker of the wearer's identity. The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.