Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...

Tribal Polynesian designs should come with a personal connection Tattoo artist and model Sini Ariell of Anarchy Ink Australia hopes to see fewer tribal, Polynesian-inspired tattoos this year.

It began its worldwide influence, many say, when Western sailors arrived on the Polynesian islands and began getting hula girls tattooed on their arms, enchanted by the movement of the art, which ...