"Ģ1 of the tattoos I made are ambitions-styled tattoos that can be applied at the tattoo machine. As one venerable elder stated, more than a century ago, "Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou" (Inscribe yourself, so you have a friend in death). It is about beauty, and desire, about identity and belonging. The important reality remains - it is ours. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku of Māori descent from BBC stresses, "But moko, most of all, is about life. Tā moko is still seen as sacred, and there is controversy about foreigners marking their bodies with tā moko.Īs Dr. Most tā moko are applied with a tattoo machine nowadays, but there are some who use traditional uhi. The Māori traditions, culture, and language are being revived in today's modern world.
Around the 1990's, tā moko suddenly became more popular and served as a cultural identity for those of Māori descent.
By the 1860's, tā moko was only performed on women and eventually the tradition began to disappear. New Zealanders of European descent (the Pākehā ) began drastically changing the Māori culture. Uhi was replaced by the more popular needles later on in the 19th century. The Tohunga (tattooists) were considered sacred and it wasn't until the 20th century when women began becoming Tohunga. A typical uhi is made of albatross bone, awheto (fungus), soot, and ngarehu (burnt timbers). A moko on the face is the ultimate statement of one's declaration of their identity as a Māori. Over time, it has become more common for women to tā moko other parts of their bodies as well. Men generally tā moko their entire bodies while women focus on the chin and lips (kauwae) or forehead. Families have been known to use symbols to display their whakapapa (genealogy). It is thus important not to copy someone else's tā moko for the latter reason. Tā moko may also be used to appear more attractive to the opposite sex or to tell one's life story. Unlike modern tattoos punctured into the skin, tā moko is engraved into the skin for rituals, milestones, rank, status, and rites. This tradition is similar to that of Pacific Islanders and other parts of Polynesia.
The Māori are the tribal Indians indigenous peoples of New Zealand and one of their traditions is to create Tā Moko (tattoos) onto their faces and bodies using uhi (chisels). For the Cultural Diversity Create Competition, I have created 28 Māori Tā Moko.
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