Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of ...

In a village in Savai’i, Tiatia Fiamatai awaits the arrival of Samoan tattoo artist, Peni Soso. Tiatia’s body already displays the full traditional Samoan tattoo, which covers his skin from knees to ...

This article is brought to you by Travel Samoa. Samoan culture is steeped in tradition, from delicious food and melodious song to the extraordinary tattoos with which both the men and women of this ...

“Tatau: Marks of Polynesia,” at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles July 30-Jan. 8, looks at the Samoan practice of tattoo and how the patterns and motifs of these works of art help ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s cultural ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tap, tap, tap. The unmistakable wood-on-wood sound stops momentarily as white-gloved hands use a ...

I lay on the mat of the open-air bungalow in Apia, Samoa, looking up at a gecko. As its tail quivered, I felt a sympathetic twitch in my leg. Su’a Sulu’ape Paulo III, the sixth-generation Samoan ...

The King grimaced as he watched a woman undergo the arduous process of receiving a traditional Samoan tattoo on her leg. Professional tattooist John Lemisio introduced the King to his lineage of ...