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Does You Maori Tattoo Make Maoris Mad? Part 1

In this maori tattoo design article i am going to let you know a few things about Maori Tattoo Art and what you should try avoid.

You will find it helpful when going ahead and eventually deciding on what maori tattoo designs you want to get

There are so many mistakes made by people when selecting Maori Tattoo Art that i see all the time, you will be able to avoid these common mistakes by following these simple tips

As more and more people get tattoos in this ever increasing culture of expressiveness, we find that traditional maori tattoo art are being selected by many

maori tattoo designs seems to be at the forefront of tattoos when it comes to choosing a tattoo and no wonder when you see maori tattoo designs, it makes perfect sence

Many tattoo artists and those looking to get tattoos on them, will often steal other cultures tattoo designs to try come up with their own designs. This can be seen as originality or artistic flair when looking at other non traditional tattoo designs but should be avoided when looking at maori tattoo designs.

To understand Maori Tattoo Art you need to understand traditional maori tattoo designs terminology. In all walks of life there are phrases and terms that are unique to that particular endeavour and so it is with  traditional maori tattoo artThe ta moko is the name of the family identification of Maori that form part of the group known as whakapapa.

The reason it is important for maoris to know their family history is important especially when they were waring amongst each other over the centuries on and before their arrival of the shores of new zealand

These maori tattoos are still used by certain maori chiefs to recall their history and ancestorysome chiefs can look at a Maori tattoo design, read it like a book, they do this by feeling the texture, looking at the design and the precision that went into getting the tattoo and will be able to trace back some of these Maori family trees. The are designs that date back over a 2,000 year period in maori history, these chiefs have the skill and ability by looking at the design would be able to tell how far this tattoo dates back to or this particular design origins You see all Maori tattoos have a story and tell a story.

So you have learnt about the “ta” form of the maori language now its time to introduce the “moko” part that is the important part as it involves the chiseling of the tattoo into the skin

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4. Tribal Tattoos Make a Good Choice of Body Art

Updated March 17, 2010