Very interesting tattooing. What are their significance?
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Ta moko - significance of Maori tattoos
Ta moko - traditional MÄori tattooing, often on the face - is a taonga (treasure) to MÄori for which the purpose and applications are sacred.
Every moko contains ancestral / tribal messages specific to the wearer. These messages tell the story of the wearer's family and tribal affiliations, and their place in these social structures.
A moko’s message would also contain the wearer’s ‘value’ by way of their genealogy, and their knowledge and standing in their social level.
Kirituhi means skin art and describes more general tattooing.
Wonderful portrait (and beautiful kid)!. Dont think its over exposed, i like it like that. The eyes are maybe a bit to green to be realistic.
Nevertheless great work!
Are you on the photo?
Yes indeed, it's an auto-portrait
Nice pic well done !
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