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Moko: Maori Tattooing in the Twentieth Century Paperback – December 31, 1992

by By Michael King (Author)
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Moko
Maori Tattooing in the Twentieth Century

31 December 1992
Paperback, 124 pages, 8 Colour and 50 B&w Photographs
David Bateman Ltd
Auckland, New Zealand

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  1. Print length
    124 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    David Bateman
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 1992
  5. ISBN-10
    1869530888
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1869530884
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ David Bateman (December 31, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1869530888
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1869530884
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
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"Belgo Geordie"
5.0 out of 5 stars A record of female Moko from 1972-the last of a generation
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2012
Michael King acknowledged that as a pakeha (European) he was not the appropriate person to compile this record of Maori women's facial tattoos. But he did in 1972 with photographer Marti Friedlander. In doing so they gave witness to a disappearing generation of moko bearers. The photographs are a treasure trove of personalities from different iwi (tribes). These are very old women at the end of their lives and the unifying factor is their moko (chin and lips) from an era when Maori men's traditional tattooing had all but ceased. Some moko were carved with needle, others with chisel-all telling the story of the bearer and their lineage. The photographs as well as recording the moko also show the dignity and pride of the bearers. It is an exceptional record and I am grateful Michael King and Marti Friedlander undertook this journey before these beautiful wahine were folded back into the mist of time.
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