Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

The “moko” is no ordinary face tattoo. It’s embedded with history, having been proudly worn by the Maori people in New Zealand for hundreds of years to denote aspects of their lives such as ...

Tattoo art that seemed destined for oblivion is again a mark of Maori identity and dignity. Foreigners will please keep their hands off. Pride of face in New Zealand - Los Angeles Times ...

Tattoo artists mimicking Maori designs without understanding them draw the patterns upside down, put motifs reserved for women on men or distort the designs in other ways. "Most of the moko are ...

Journalist With Maori Face Tattoo Is 1st to Anchor Primetime Newscast ... In 2019, she chose to get a moko kauae, a traditional face tattoo for Maori women. Tā moko, ...

Tattoos, called Moko, have been an integral part of Maori culture for many hundreds of years. F… In one of the pictures of the weavers in the last post, one of the women had a tattoo on her chin.

A few weeks ago, Oriini Kaipara, a New Zealand newscaster, retaliated against a viewer who labelled her Maori face tattoo a "poor appearance." ... a traditional marking worn by Maori women.

In 2019, she chose to get moko kauae, a traditional face tattoo for Maori women. That’s when she became the first person with such a tattoo to anchor a mainstream television program.