I wanted these markings to represent my mother, my father, my grandmother, my little brother and my little sister. The people who live in my home. They have been the people who have shaped me the most as a person. I understand that I need to be on track and be a role model because they follow what I do. There were other rules and regulations around being tattooed, particularly while undergoing a facial work.
Many Maori had to abstain from sexual intimacy while undergoing the rite, and had to avoid all solid foods. In order to meet these requirements, the person was fed from a wooden funnel to prevent foodstuffs from contaminating the swollen skin. A person would be fed in this manner until the facial wounds had fully healed. Because the face was often bleeding and very swollen, the leaves of the karaka tree were often used as a balm that was applied after the session had finished, to hasten the healing process.
The tattooing was often accompanied by music, singing and chanting to help soothe the pain. The focal point of Maori tattooing was generally the face. Men had full facial tattoos, while women only had their chin, lips and nostrils tattooed. Some Maori also had other parts of the body tattooed, such as their back, buttocks and legs.
Women were more often known to tattoo their arms, neck and thighs. Only people of rank or status were allowed to have, and could afford to have, tattoos. A person who did not have any high-ranking social status, such as a slave, could not have a face tattoo.
Those who had the means to get a tattoo but did not were seen as people of lower social status. The Maori facial tattoo was not only seen as a sign of rank though, but was also used as a kind of identification card. For men, their face tattoo showed their accomplishments, status, position, ancestry and marital status. The male facial moko or tattoo is generally divided into eight sections of the face:.
Noble or note-worthy descent was a primary requirement before a moko was undertaken. And if the person undertaking the moko has no rank, or is not heir to anything of note then the centre of the forehead would be left without design.
By the mid 19 th century, full facial moko for men declined in terms of frequency, but for women they persisted throughout the 20 th century. Since the s, Maori tattooing has experienced resurgence, often being done with the use of modern machines.
Since tribal-patterns of tattoo grew in popularity in the late s, early s, more and more non-Maori are copying designs and incorporating in their own art. Since then, more traditional Maori art has made a comeback and people are inserting their own meanings and themes into the more traditional art work.
Most of these modern Maori tattoos use needle-based machines, rather than the traditional tools and methods mentioned above. The Maori people have revived the old methods of tattooing in an effort to preserve their cultural heritage.
Both men and women have now become involved in the traditional practice. The art organisation known as Te Uhi a Mataora was recently established by traditional Maori practitioners. Te Uhi a Mataora envision the retention and further development of ta moko as a living art form.
Their main concern is the growing practice of ta moko by non-Maori people. They strive to propagate the art form by reviving old traditions and preserving old methods and designs. They also inform others that Maori tattooing is a cultural symbol, and should not be taken lightly. If you are a non-Maori who admires Maori artwork and tattooing and wants to have one done it is advisable to seek out a Maori tattoo artist with sufficient knowledge of ta moko. We have extensively experienced Maori artists here at Zealand Tattoo who are able to design you a custom, yet traditional, Maori design that is respectful and in honour of traditional Maori.
This myth or legend outlines the idea that Maui was the last born out of five boys. When he was born his mother thought that he was a stillborn so she cut off her topknot, or bun, wrapped him in it and threw him out to sea. Maui eventually washed up on the shore and was found by a tohanga who brought Maui up and taught him many important things like how to live off the resources of the land and the transformation into birds.
Maui learnt many techniques very quickly and became an expert at everything he learned, particularly the art of navigation.
Maui achieved a great many accomplishments in his lifetime such as the slowing down of Tama Nuitera and giving the world longer days, obtaining fire from Mahuika or the God of Fire and almost securing immortality for all man kind from the maiden of the great darkness, Hine Nuitepo. Test your vocabulary with our question quiz! Need even more definitions? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms The same, but different.
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Combined with the interest of academics like Michael King and the continued popularity of the published works of Gottfried Lindauer and Charles Frederick Goldie, and colonial artists like George French Angas, it helped reawaken the interest of a new generation in this venerable and unique art form. But it really hit its stride in the s. Usually this takes place in the period June-July. It is a time of renewal and celebration in New Zealand that begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster.
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