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Tyee Photo Essay

Tatau: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture

15 May 2009, TheTyee.ca

  • Tatau 01

    19/8/1980, Tudor Towers, Rotorua, Tony Fomison's Pe'a. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 02

    13/2/1982, Farringdon Crescent, Auckland, Faiga Mamea. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 03

    7/10/1978, Triangle Rd, West Auckland, Tom Ah Fook. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 04

    Farringdon Crescent, Auckland, Faiga Mamea. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 05

    17/9/2005, Avondale Rd, Auckland, Pasina Betham and sons. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 06

    22/11/2000, Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam, Michel Thieme. Photograph by Mark Adams.

  • Tatau 07

    21/5/2002, Vaalkenswaard, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Rene and Karina Persoons. Photograph by Mark Adams.