The Maori have a centuries-old tradition of tā moko, their distinct body mod tattooing On tonight’s Needles and Pins on VICELAND, we travel to New Zealand with British body modification artist Grace ...

If you ask Ihirangi Heke what he does for a living, he might say his job description is on his face.

“I live in the Maori world,” says Te Mairiki Williams. He says this because I have asked him about his moko, the tattoo that covers his face. I asked because this is not a usual thing you see these ...

NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND — With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one ...

A white woman is sparking outrage in New Zealand for getting a traditional Maori face tattoo — and using it to promote her life coaching business. Sally Anderson, who is married to a Maori man, says ...

“The moko you see is that person’s genealogy and achievements, and the whole design ends up becoming a treasure for that individual’s family,” Karaitiana Taiuru, an expert on Maori knowledge and ...

The University of St. Joseph’s Art Museum opened ‘Moko-Maori Tattoo – Photographs of Hans Neleman,’ on Jan. 18. The exhibition focuses on New Zealand’s Maori community, with an intense examination of ...