At long last, I'm finally back with Part 3 of this series of posts about the Samoan tattoo. If you haven't already, please check out previous articles on this topic: The Truth about the Samoan Tattoo The Truth about the Samoan Tattoo - Part 2 Do I have to be Samoan to...
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Here's a beautiful little film by Crystal Vaega that might help you learn the significance of the traditional Samoan tattoo to Samoan people. It tells the story of Sonny Natanielu, who was born in Samoa but lost his connection to our culture when his family moved with...
I'm still working on the the final of my 3-part series about the Samoan Tattoo (Tatau) - everything I learned from personal research and from my teacher of Samoan culture, the late Afioga Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale. Here's the whole series: The Truth about the Samoan...
So this is the continuation of my report on what I have learned about the Samoan tattoo over the years, thanks largely to the class I took and an interview I conducted with the late Afioga Tofaeono Tanuvasa Tavale. Here's the whole series: The Truth about the Samoan...
It seems like everybody's got an opinion about the Samoan tattoo - who should be getting them, how they should be given, how they're meant to be worn or displayed, etc. It's understandable. While tattoos in general are very popular, Polynesia is often credited as the...
Maliu mai, Tatala mai a’ao, le mamalu o le Tatou aiga fa’aleTasiSamoana… Aemaise paia o taitai au ma le taitai komiti O le mataupu lava lea, e le o se mataupu faigofie… a’o e fai mo se fesoasoani i tagata olo’o fia laei i le...
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