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Story: Tā moko – Māori tattooing

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins of tā moko

Tongan tattoo designs, 1820s

Tongan tattoo designs, 1820s (1st of 2)

Māori tattoo designs, 1820s

Māori tattoo designs, 1820s (2nd of 2)

Haehae at funeral, 1827

Haehae at funeral, 1827

Puhoro pattern

Mataora and Niwareka

Mataora and Niwareka

From page 2 - Tā moko technology

Ipu ngārahu

Tattooing instruments, 1773

Tattooing instruments, 1773 (1st of 2)

Uhi tā moko (tattooing instruments)

Uhi tā moko (tattooing instruments) (2nd of 2)

Chisel tattooing

Chisel tattooing

Chisel moko

From page 3 - Tohunga tā moko

'Tohunga ta moko at work', 1915

'Tohunga ta moko at work', 1915

Kōrere

Tattoo expert Tame Poata

Tattoo expert Tame Poata

From page 4 - Moko and status

Te Rauparaha's moko

Te Rauparaha's moko

Te Rangitopeora

Te Rangitopeora

Mihi Kōtukutuku

Mihi Kōtukutuku

Tumakoha

From page 5 - Contemporary moko

Trade in tattooed heads, 1770

Trade in tattooed heads, 1770

Repatriation of kōiwi tangata, 2009

Repatriation of kōiwi tangata, 2009

14-year-old with moko, 1996

14-year-old with moko, 1996

Tattooed university graduate, 1997

Tattooed university graduate, 1997

How to cite this page:

Rawinia Higgins, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ta-moko-maori-tattooing/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

Story by Rawinia Higgins, published 5 Sep 2013