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Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing by Sean Mallon & Sebastien Galliot
$75.00 NZD
Category: History
The Sāmoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the design of the full male tattoo, the pe'a, has evolved in subtle ways since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, meaningful and powerful as it ever was. This richly illus ...Show more
Tatau: Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture by Sean Mallon
$80.00 NZD
Category: Coffee-table books
When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing. A brilliantly innovative and often controversial man, he saw tatau as an ...Show more
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