Maori moko tattoos are living facial biographies
Maori moko tattoos are intricate facial designs that serve as a living biography, encoding personal history, genealogy, and social rank within a community.
Traditional Maori moko tattoos are intricate facial designs that visually narrate a person's history, genealogy, and social rank. These pre-European contact tattoos, created with bone or stone chisels, were more than decoration; they were a permanent, visible biography.
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