Ta Moko: Culture, body modification, and the psychology of identity.

Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia

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Te Awekotuku, N. (2003). Ta Moko: Culture, body modification, and the psychology of identity. In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., & Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.123-127). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.

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Abstract

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 project. The three principal aims are:

1. To complete a comprehensive survey of the chant record and oral history with reference to archaeological, archival and artefactual materials.

2. To examine traditional whakairo carving in relation to Ta Moko.

3. To explore the nature of social relationships and ecologies that are supportive of, or resistant, to contemporary Ta Moko.

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2003

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Conference Contribution

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Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato