Tattoo artists mimicking Maori designs without understanding them draw the patterns upside down, put motifs reserved for women on men or distort the designs in other ways. "Most of the moko are ...

Moko - the art of tattoo - has always been part of the Maori world in New Zealand. It is about beauty, and belonging. And it is much more than skin deep.

Maihi, who got his first tattoo at 19 and has now lost count of how many he has, hopes the unique personal meaning and process behind each moko will attract Los Angeles locals. “The image we ...

THE tattooists bent over Kingi Taurua for 15 hours, using chisels and a stick as a hammer to gouge bold Maori designs into his bloodied face, buttocks and legs.

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

Hardcore! Rihanna grimaces as she gets a Maori tribal tattoo inked the traditional way... with a chisel and mallet. By SARAH BULL . Published: 08:13 EDT, 9 October 2013 | Updated: 09:35 EDT, 9 ...

Sally Anderson, who is married to a Maori man, says the moko tattoo on her chin symbolizes her ability to get past what she’s gone through in life, including a violent gang rape in her youth ...

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...