Interesting Maori Tattoo Designs For 2011

by vision · December 29, 2010

There has been a huge revival of traditional Maori tattoos, ta moko and other Maori cultural traditions. Since the cultural revival ta moko tattoo designs are becoming more and more what can be considered mainstream.

You might have noticed that over the last couple of years there has been a major increase in the amount of people getting a Maori Tattoo, some will go for a temporary tattoo while others will go for a more permanent one. Many people like the designs of the Maori Tattoo & see it as a kind of tattoo art which they have embraced although some Maoris don’t agree with non Maori people getting Maori tattoos which they don’t know anything about. You see, Maori tattoos or Ta Moko aren’t just a form of art, they actually mean something, they are a sign which the next person can interpret. Maori tattoo meanings are varied, they could be used as a form of identification, tribal history, rank or eligibility to marry & many more uses. Many of us will look at tattoo design websites before we decide to buy a tattoo.

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