His character has deep roots in Polynesian ... black stripe across his mouth to represent his role as a ceremonial speaker. “The idea of kākau (Hawaiian for tattoo) and putting designs on skin ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first ... When a Master Tattoo artist etches markings onto skin these markings are symbols of traditional and religious “tatau” found ...

Mr Marino tried not to reveal his pain; a difficult task considering his tattoo was done in the traditional Samoan way — with ink hammered into his skin using the teeth of a boar. This process ...

Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni now proudly wears a traditional Samoan tattoo for women ... the pain and the ink is now indented on my skin. The suffering and experience of getting my ...