Browsing by Subject "ta moko"
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Contemporary attitudes to traditional facial ta moko: A working paper
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 1999)Until it came under serious attack from nineteenth century missionaries, ta moko was an integral part of traditional Maori society. Facial moko conveyed important information about identity, whakapapa and status. The ... -
Cultural tattoos: meanings, descriptors, and attributions
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)Body piercing and tattoo/ta moko were initially seen to be practiced by sailors, criminals, specific cultural groups (e.g., Māori), or sub-cultural groups (e.g., bikers, gang members, adolescents). In recent times, these ... -
He Taonga te Ta Moko ki Tauranga Moana: A survey of attitudes, opinions, whakāro noa iho, towards ta moko during the Tauranga Moana, Tauranga Tangata Festival (Labour Weekend 2002)
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)During Labour Weekend (26 – 28 October 2002) in Tauranga, a celebration called the Tauranga Moana, Tauranga Tangata Festival was held. The festival represented the artists, kapa haka, lectures, sports, and personalities ... -
Ta Moko: Culture, body modification, and the psychology of identity.
(Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)This paper outlines the context of Ta Moko in the Māori world, and locates the practice in the Pacific, and in the twenty first century. It describes the resurgence of the practice, and comments on the aims of the Marsen ... -
Ta moko: Maori tattoo
(Auckland Art Gallery; David Bateman, 1997)The author examines the history, technique and meaning of ta moko (Maori tattoo) from prehistory to modern times.
