It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, ...

The islands that make up Polynesia are culturally diverse with unique tattoo traditions and symbols. This graphic from Teiki Huukena’s Polynesian Tattoo Dictionary: Marquesas Islands shows a ...

When a Master Tattoo artist etches markings onto skin these markings are symbols of traditional and religious “tatau” found among the people of Oceania including Samoa. Army Captain Isis Sake ...

There’s a common format to the tattoos, which usually have symbols important to the Samoan culture, such as the canoe, Liufau said. “They’re the leader within their family, their community.

Receiving a tattoo in the traditional Samoan way was an excruciating experience. As a rite of passage, men were expected to undergo up to three or four months of inking. During a session, which ...

“Tattoos in Samoan culture are very ... It started with a crest on his pec that he designed himself that includes three symbols. One of them is a Celtic eternity knot that represents his ...