Thursday, March 26, 2009

Traditional Tattoo Techniques

Image Supplied by Tamaki MaoriVillage.
The Tamaki Maori Village in Rotorua is a great place to get a good understanding of traditional Maori arts, crafts and tattoo practices. Notice the two beautiful traditional mere (clubs) in the foreground - one in whalebone, one in pounamu or greenstone. www.maoriculture.co.nz

1 comment:

  1. This picture I took in Picton.
    The tattoo is ying and yang
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwibloke/3198830341/
    Cheers

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