
e family laugh at him. Then in his state he asks for forgiveness, she accepts and her father then offers to teach the man tattooing. Then after learning the art, he and his princess return as human, with his newly found tattooing skills.

Early Polynesia tattooing was done with bone, or ivory, tools and applied in a chiselling manner. The tattoo’s represented status and those without were considered to have no social class. The head was considered to be the most sacred part of the body and most respectful place to apply the fine art.
The process would begin with the firstly carving deep cuts into the face
and then applying a deep pigmented soot, or burnt gum, into the face through tapping it into the skin. This process would be very time consuming.

, showing their rank, lifestyle, marriage and birth status, as well as work.
The male facial tattoo also known as the ‘Moko’, the eight sections are:Ngakaipikirau (rank), The center forehead area
Ngunga (position), Around the brows
Uirere (Hapu rank), The eyes and nose area
Uma (first or second marriage), The temples
Raurau (signature), The area under the nose
Taiohou (work), The cheek area
Wairua (Mana), The chin
Uirere (Hapu rank), The eyes and nose area
Uma (first or second marriage), The temples
Raurau (signature), The area under the nose
Taiohou (work), The cheek area
Wairua (Mana), The chin
Taitoto (birth status), The jaw

The women weren’t as extensively tattooed as the men. Usually they would just get it applied
to the upper and bottom lip. This ancient tradition has kept on even today in some New Zealanders, though the technique is obviously a lot different.
Bibliography:
http://history-nz.org/maori3.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māori
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tonyf/explore/explore.html
http://www.maori.geek.nz/blog/?cat=10
http://www.pbs.org/skinstories/artists/newzealand.html
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