1. i got one of these and i'm 13 its on my arm
2. Is Inya Taylor using bigger needles than regular tattoo artists to do 'the real moko'? If not; why is the guy screaming?
3. ....yeah VelvetWhore is right...tradititional "Maori Ta Moko" facial tattoo...The flesh of the face was chiseled{carved}and the dye pigment was then applied into the grooves of the flesh..Todays version is like a kids colouring book{you can rub it out with laser treatment}But you couldnt rub out chiseled flesh...F___K THAT!!..lol!
4. Worse than the dentist?? Whatever! What planet is this guy on?
5. Real moko`s are done with a chisel into the flesh,anything else is modern day art.
6. KIRITUHI is for pakeha
7. There's a difference between the Kirituhi and the Ta Moko, Pakeha's (foreigners, that have not contributed to any Maori iwi or hapu) are free to get a Kirituhi; Maori tattoo art with no or little symbolic meaning, in other words, its just a picture in which the meaning of it is given by the wearer as opposed to it have any genealogical roots or showing any form of support or representation of any particular iwi or hapu. Pakeha Individuals such as Robbie Williams wears a Kirituhi.
8. Let them get what they wan't. I think you are confusing ethnecity with culture. How would you like it if I siad 'Maori's (Sorry if spelt wrong) Have no buisness in having faith to Jesus Christ becuase you are the wrong ethnecity. :/ Try not to take offencene and sorry for my spelling.
9. being pakeha, you really have no business getting this tattoo. It's still the same form of documenting your lineage/mana, and the imagery that represents these things is very particular to maori culture. Plus, you were a fucking pussy about it. Especially considering forearm tattoo's are amongst the least painful
10. We called it Hawaiki
11. What the hell are you going on about???
12. HAHAHA
13. Fucking benders!
14. LOL i'm not the uneducated one here, who's only making up shit either for attention or just for simply being a dumbass....I think it's both lol.
15. lmao could be worse atleast im no brain washed american native slave of capalism who thinks theyre a warrior fuckn grass skirt conformist go pick a fuckn pineapple roflmao I surpose your gonna tell me the hawaian evented the haka nxt just because your fat black an ugly that dont make gentic relations between to cultures What I surpose egg yokes are yellow because your fuckn school book says so in reality there fuckn orange but your gonna argue hummf!
16. Ok....You must ride the short bus haha.
17. maoris were canabails! hence the hungi an ive never seen a hawain moko yet easter island has proof of ground ovens an proof they wore moko an where did all the inhabitants go from easter island a fuckn space craft I know my ancestory it aint half way round the world fool coz there aint no fuckn maoris in australia an there aint no fuckn hawains in oz belive what you want cos a waka dont look like no traditional hawaian sea kyak an I didnt know the hawain ate one another!
18. It's Hawai'i not hawaii....And yes Maori came from Hawai'i.
19. haha are those gang patches at the start? All i read was TOA
20. Yay! I love the Moko, I'm getting mine soon. I love how they tell the story of your ancestors and heritage. However Ta Moko's are not to be confused with Kirituhi. Kirituhi look similar to a Ta Moko but they are a reflection of the wearer rather than the wearers heritage, also Ta Moko requires Mana, earning of respect and honor from your Iwi. In my opinion, the Kirituhi and Ta Moko are both just as beautiful.
21. oo shame the gun doesn't hurt go to samoa and get the taptap
22. my ancestory is maori and no one tells the truth on how the moko isnt just maori the natives on easter island also wore a moko but we wont teach that in schools cos then it cannot be copy righted an souly owned buy the maori but they would lead you to belive that we came from hawaii WHAT EVA or inventing a written languge which was Souly a spoken languge an lets base it on the french languge WTF go to wellington musem an check out the shunkin heads what do I know im just a stupid POOH SKIN LOL
23. north islanders used to raid the soulth island for slaves to cook and torment before the maoris the morioi where the true natives of newzealand but they wont tell the truth in the history books because the victor rather make you forget how evil they them selves where just to demonise the europeain for occuping there lands that themselves took buy force an ate the loser the MOKO was only reserved for Chiefs an warriors NOT FUCKN ANY tossa who thinks hes a tuff gang member LMAO
24. @shnNaynay lol your funnie I dont know what you where taught at school but it is a fact that the hungi was an oven to cook the enemy in until the europeain came an introduced pork into the diets of the natives

Moko Tattoos - New Zealand

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Aug 2003 Renewed interest in Maori culture has encouraged a resurgence in traditional Maori tattoos. The tattoos or 'mokos' originate back to pre-colonial times when they detailed ancestry lines and tribal affiliations. "It's the art of kings," states moko artist Inya Taylor. To take the pain of the moko is a defining moment in a young warrior's life. As one Maori explains: "If it doesn't look really painful every moron's going to want one."
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