Tāmoko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings | Te Papa
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Tāmoko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings | Te Papa
Discover the history and practice of tāmoko, and find out why the lines of a moko carved in skin represent much more than a tattoo.
Mar 28, 2017
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