Tā Moko is the traditional tattoo worn by the Maori of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Since the Maori people consider the head to be the most sacred part of the body, the most popular kind of Maori tattoo is ...

The Maori have a centuries-old tradition of tā moko, their distinct body mod tattooing On tonight’s Needles and Pins on VICELAND, we travel to New Zealand with British body modification artist Grace ...

When George Tamihana Nuku, a Maori chief with a full facial moko (as the elaborate skin art is known), was touring America two years ago, not everyone was shocked by his appearance. "Some people are ...

With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one of the world's oldest forms ...

NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND — With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one ...

So Anywho,<BR> I'm doing a project/paper for my Art-2D class on the Ta Moko of the Maori of New Zealand. So far I've spent about 3 days looking for materials and to be honest, I've come up with just ...

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 artist is one of the many ...

The University of St. Joseph’s Art Museum opened ‘Moko-Maori Tattoo – Photographs of Hans Neleman,’ on Jan. 18. The exhibition focuses on New Zealand’s Maori community, with an intense examination of ...

Arekatera “Katz” Maihi can vividly recall the sickening stench of smoke and harrowing echo of family members’ cries as his tribal house in Auckland, New Zealand, went up in flames in the middle of the ...

Maori tattoos are a permanent reminder of New Zealand for many Rugby World Cup tourists. Maori tattoos are a permanent reminder of New Zealand for many Rugby World Cup tourists. During a month-long ...

A Hastings high school student says she was told by her school to cover a "cultural tattoo" while receiving an award for Maori studies at her end-of-year prizegiving. Karamu High School student Boston ...