Tattoo Traditions of Hawai'i

2005 Tattooing

Author : Tricia Allen
Release : 2005
Genre : Tattooing
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 703/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Tattoo Traditions of Hawai'i written by Tricia Allen. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anthropologist and tattooist Tricia Allen has harnessed centuries of knowledge about Hawaiian tattoos and has created this fascinating, comprehensive reference book that can be enjoyed by both tattoo enthusiasts and cultural scholars. Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii describes the evolution of Hawaiian tattooing as an art and science tracing it from its early roots in ancient Polynesia; presents motif, meaning, placement, tools and techniques along with personal observations and commentary in meticulous and graphic detail; discusses contemporary Hawaiian tattooing within the context of contact with the Western world; and includes drawings of designs and patterns for ideas and consideration"--Publisher's description.

The Hawaiian Tattoo

2012-08 Art

Author : P. F. Kwiatkowski
Release : 2012-08
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 820/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Hawaiian Tattoo written by P. F. Kwiatkowski. This book was released on 2012-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawaiian tattoos (kakau) are intriguing, tribally exotic, ancient in origin, enigmatic, culturally meaningful, mysterious, evocative, and eye-catching. They are worn by persons from all walks of lifekumu hula, dancers, chanters, athletes, educators, artists, and security officers. Here is valuable information compiled by Hawaiian culture researcher and educator, P.F. Kwiatkowski, that explores many aspects of Hawaiian tattooingits origins, significance of designs, and their relation to religion, magic, social status, and personal expression. The information delivered is concise and helps dispel some misconceptions regarding the meaning of Hawaiian motifs and the differences between Hawaiian and Polynesian tattoo designs and placement. You will learn the what and why of the usage and the significance of the designs.

The Polynesian Tattoo Today

2010 Human body

Author : Tricia Allen
Release : 2010
Genre : Human body
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 219/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Polynesian Tattoo Today written by Tricia Allen. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of amazing photos attests to the high level of artistic achievement and technical ability of the Polynesian people today, as well as nonislanders who have been heavily influenced by the art of the Pacific."---Ed Hardy --Book Jacket.

Tatau

2001 Fiction

Author : Jean Tekura Mason
Release : 2001
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 181/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Tatau written by Jean Tekura Mason. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jean Tekura Mason's poetry reflects her life as a person living in two worlds - Polynesian and European. Some of her poems are reflective. Others are glib (and deliberately so). There is humour and there is passion - of love and hate, pagan faiths and Christian beliefs, ancestors and dancers, customs and politics, migrants and immigrants, and Pacific flora and fauna - all have stimulated Ms Mason to put pen to paper. At times incisive and descriptive, and at others deeply moging, this book is a collection of poems which is both retrospective perceptive"--Back cover

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