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Maori tattoos were brought by the Maori people to the New Zealand from their homelands. The Maori name for tattoos, particularly facial tattoos are ‘moko’, and the process of making it is called ‘ta moko’. There is no specific date that when the Maori people adoped this art. There is a possibility that the Maori tattoo was simply brought to …

The Maori tribes are natives of New Zealand. Though, they are part of the Polynesian heritage, they have given themselves a distinct cultural heritage that historians have separated them from the different tribes of Polynesia. It is very much the same for their tattoo designs. The Maori tribal tattoos have their own unique identity compared to their Polynesian counterparts. Their …