Moko Tattoos - New Zealand

Aug 2003
Renewed interest in Maori culture has encouraged a resurgence in traditional Maori tattoos.

The tattoos or 'mokos' originate back to pre-colonial times when they detailed ancestry lines and tribal affiliations. "It's the art of kings," states moko artist Inya Taylor. To take the pain of the moko is a defining moment in a young warrior's life. As one Maori explains: "If it doesn't look really painful every moron's going to want one."

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[PORTSKINZ]

@staceyquayle We called it Hawaiki

[PORTSKINZ]

@staceyquayle What the hell are you going on about???

[PORTSKINZ]

@HaVVaiianVVarrior HAHAHA

[XxDangerDaysxX]

Fucking benders!

[HaVVaiianVVarrior]

@staceyquayle LOL i'm not the uneducated one here, who's only making up shit either for attention or just for simply being a dumbass....I think it's both lol.

[staceyquayle]

@HaVVaiianVVarrior lmao could be worse atleast im no brain washed american native slave of capalism who thinks theyre a warrior fuckn grass skirt conformist go pick a fuckn pineapple roflmao I surpose your gonna tell me the hawaian evented the haka nxt just because your fat black an ugly that dont make gentic relations between to cultures What I surpose egg yokes are yellow because your fuckn school book says so in reality there fuckn orange but your gonna argue hummf!

[HaVVaiianVVarrior]

@staceyquayle Ok....You must ride the short bus haha.

[staceyquayle]

maoris were canabails! hence the hungi an ive never seen a hawain moko yet easter island has proof of ground ovens an proof they wore moko an where did all the inhabitants go from easter island a fuckn space craft I know my ancestory it aint half way round the world fool coz there aint no fuckn maoris in australia an there aint no fuckn hawains in oz belive what you want cos a waka dont look like no traditional hawaian sea kyak an I didnt know the hawain ate one another!

[HaVVaiianVVarrior]

@staceyquayle It's Hawai'i not hawaii....And yes Maori came from Hawai'i.

[weazzy89]

haha are those gang patches at the start? All i read was TOA