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Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) ...
Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...
Sally Anderson, who is married to a Maori man, says the moko tattoo on her chin symbolizes her ability to get past what she’s gone through in life, including a violent gang rape in her youth ...
Artist Ngaahina Hohaia urged Maori moko artists not to compromise their heritage by tattooing non-Maoris with traditional patterns. “It’s not hers to have, and not for [the tattoo artist] to ...
Moko chin tattoo causing uproar in New Zealand. SALLY Anderson says her chin tattoo represents her life story, but she has come under fire for the controversial design.
The tattooists bent over Kingi Taurua for 15 hours, using chisels and a stick as a hammer to gouge bold Maori designs into his bloodied face, buttocks and legs.
In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the first person to anchor a prime time news broadcast in NZ bearing a moko kauae, a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman’s lips and chin ...
The “moko” is no ordinary face tattoo. It’s embedded with history, having been proudly worn by the Maori people in New Zealand for hundreds of years to denote aspects of their lives such as ...