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Tatau: Marks of Polynesia

$27.95

Item # 230023.

Written contributions by Sean Mallon and working tattoo artists. Foreword by former United States Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega. Photography by John Agcaoili.

NEW COVER ART! The accompanying exhibition catalog to Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, showcases the art and legacy of the over 2,000 year old Samoan tattoo tradition. Focusing on the preeminent Sulu‘ape family of tattoo masters, the catalog presents tatau as a culture, one that includes resistance to colonization and affirmation of identity—as well as a fine art. Contemporary Polynesian tattoo work photographed in Hawai‘i, Nevada, California and New Zealand has been included to show the global impact of this art form.

Paper: 268 pp.

More Exhibition Catalogs:
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Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai’i
Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World
Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paul

Collections: Books & Media, JANM Exclusive Products, JANM Store Catalog 2023-2024, Museum Products, Museum Publications, Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World, TATAU: Marks of Polynesia

Type: museum publication

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