Tatau : A History of Samoan Tattooing
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0994136242
ISBN-13
9780994136244
Publisher
Te Papa Press
Imprint
Te Papa Press
Country of Manufacture
NZ
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 16th, 2018
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
1,304 grams
Dimensions
21.10 x 26.20 x 3.70 cms
Product Classification:
Body art & tattooingAustralasian & Pacific historySocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing is the first publication to examine 3000 years of Samoan tatau. Through a chronology rich with people, encounters and events it describes how Samoan tattooing has been shaped by local and external forces of change over many centuries.
The Sāmoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the design of the full male tattoo, the pe''a, has evolved in subtle ways since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, meaningful and powerful as it ever was. This richly illustrated cultural history is the first publication to examine 3000 years of Sāmoan tatau. Through a chronology vivid with people, encounters and events, it describes how Sāmoan tattooing has been shaped by local and external forces over many centuries. It argues that Sāmoan tatau has a long history of relevance both within and beyond Sāmoa, and a more complicated history than is currently presented in the literature.
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