C4 Waterman Ka Uhi Authentic Polynesian Tattoo Rash Guard

[D4KINE808]

it's so cool how all the pacific islands are far apart, but culture, tattoo and and language are really similar!

[blacksheephybrid]

ok no problem i saw the online clothing store but I am still in need of the studio location/address. thanks again.

[blacksheephybrid]

I love the way you accept the contemporary design that are still has a same strength as the ancient ones. I do the same with my tribe art. Great to see the master with their perspective of art today and the pass. Where is the tattoo studio? I am eager to visit. And where to get the clothing? Thanks

[blacksheephybrid]

I love the way you accept the contemporary design that are still has a same strength as the ancient ones. I do the same with my tribe art. Great to see the master with their perspective of art today and the pass. Where is the tattoo studio? I am eager to visit. Thanks

[myourlindaa]

is the narrator liam ?

[hakaboy6924]

Aroha and respect from Aotearoa keep our traditions alive

[youschanten]

awsome awsome awsome... gotta get me one of those.

[95Jag]

How do we know what is noa and what is kapu patterns when that information has been lost for over 150 years?

These patterns ought to be called Pan-Polynesian as it incorporates Samoan motifs in the designs. This isn't strictly Hawaiian.

I am pleased that Keoni has acknowledged in this video that this is a contemporary design and that it is his interpretation of the patterns. There was no universal motifs in Hawaiian culture as it differed from one family/district/island to another.

[ikakau]

The tradition of tattooing in Hawai'i survived much longer than people think, the last person I was verify that had traditional designs died in the late 60's. He had been tapped on in the early '20's by a practitioner in the Hale'iwa area of Hawai'i. The patterns and traditions were taught to me by five kupuna, Papa Kala Nali'i'elua, Martha Lum Ho, Aunty Emma DeFries, Paul Cathcart and Aunty Muriel Lupenui all in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

[ikakau]

These Kupuna saw and some participated in the tradition so it did not die out 150 years ago, but was not practiced. I was fortunate to have spoke to these kupuna before the tradition was completely lost. There are many patterns that are uniquely Hawaiian but there are also many that were shared with other areas of the Pacific. These shared patterns did not have the same name or significance in Hawai'i however and became part of the Hawaiian uhi traditions.

[5tonyvvvv]

@ikakau I never could figure out how in the old days they sharpened the bone on coral? to make the teeth? Ive seen Japanese style and Thai, with bamboo.

[djbeama]

very interesting, thanks for sharing the knowledge!