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In pacific cultures tattooing has a huge historic significance.

Polynesian tattooing is considered the most intricate and

skillful tattooing of the ancient world.

Polynesian peoples, believe that a person's mana, their spiritual

power or life force, is displayed through their tattoo.

The vast majority of what we know today about these ancient

arts has been passed down through legends, songs, and ritual

ceremonies. Elaborate geometrical designs which were often

added to, renewed, and embellished throughout the life of the

individual until they covered the entire body.

 

Polynesian face tattoo

Polynesian back tattoo