Tatau

Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture

By: Nicholas Thomas, Sean Mallon, Peter Brunt

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Hardcover | 13 April 2023 | Edition Number 2

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Hardcover
308 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

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29.0 x 29.0 x 3.3

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When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing. A brilliantly innovative and often controversial man, he saw tatau as an art of international importance. Tatau documented his practice, and that of other tufuga ta tatau (tattoo artists), in the contexts of Polynesian tattooing, Samoan migrant communities and New Zealand art. Long out-of-print, this revised and extended new edition, with its handsome large format and texts by distinguished scholars, makes a cultural treasure available once more.

Industry Reviews

E-Tangata, reviewed by Pakilau Manase Lua. "This handsome coffee-table book is a feast for the eyes of tatau connoisseurs and the tattooing fraternity ..."

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