September 11th, 2011
Maori Temporary Tattoos
No one really knows where Maori temporary tattoos originally. The common belief is that it comes to certain tribes of New Zealand. But in fact the art probably originated from the tribes of Eastern Polynesian Islands. That’s why there is a similarity between the traditional Maori tattoos tattoos and Hawaiians. In the art of Maori tattoos around the inking design goes by the name Ta Moko. Ta Moko, in its literal translation means to strike or tap “. And refers to the process in which the ink is applied.
Download award-winning traditional maori tattoo tattoo artist DesignsYou see, one must take a chisel as a device made of bone or wood, and the strike of ink into the skin. I know it sounds raw and painful, but if you’ve ever seen the process you would think that was pretty cool. When the maori tattoos temp angel is completed then it is called Moko. These designs are made in different shades of black, but can also be done in shades of red and Brown. Traditionally, the women they would receive their ink in the Chin and lips, while men generally receive wide face with ink. That concludes this lesson of history, class dismissed!