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This is a Tā moko in the 19th century It shows a tattoo on his face which indicates his identity through whakapapa/genealogy An interesting fact about this is that uhi/chisels were carved into the face as if it were a piece of wood, tattooing chisels were made from the bones of seabirds and the design was drawn on the face with charcoal and water when the tohunga/expert began to apply the moko he would dip his uhi into the pigment and make the incisions by tapping it with a small mallet or fern stalk, mallet was also used for wiping away the blood I chose this because it's a declaration of who you are.
Task description:For this task My class did this with our Reveler Mrs. M what we had to do was search up Te Papa Museum and look for a item we want to share to the class and this was my first Item |
Wow Amaia, this is really interesting. It sounds like it would be a very uncomfortable process. I wonder how long it would hurt for?
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr O'Brien My mum has helped me with half of it.
DeleteWhat a fantastic description of the Tā moko process, absolutely fascinating. I wonder how the process of getting Tā moko has changed in modern times? Thank you so much for sharing this, and it's great that your Mum helped you with it.
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