Marquesan tattoos

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Mola Tattoo, Kalinga Tattoo, Amazigh Tattoos, Tahitian Tattoo, Geometric Tattoo Meaning, Tiki Tattoo, Island Tattoo, Marquesas Islands, Tattoo Foot

Tattoos are so ubiquitous around the world these days, it’s easy to barely even notice them at all. But there’s one place where the tattoos are so distinctive and artful they stand out from the inking seen anywhere else. That place is the remote and rugged Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

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Tahiti Tattoo, Leg Tattoo Design, Tattoo Frame, Maori Tattoo Arm, Marquesan Tattoo, Tiki Tattoo, All Black Tattoos, Bible Verse Tattoos, Polynesian Tattoo Designs

A design for my bicep i am working on. uses the following motifs: 1) Top - Ipu: Vessel, bowl, cup or dish. Bowls or ipus have various uses and importance, some according to the materials used and by whom these utensils could be used by, often the tattoo being the designator in its use also. Its deepr meanings i will not go into here! :) The lower part of this design has PUPUA' the arms of a Tiki or person. 2) Bottom - Matahoata: The eyes of a person or TIKI, MATA meaning eyes. HOATA means…

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