Tatau: Sāmoan Tattooing and Photography

Tīgā. Faʻasinomaga. ʻAuala fou. Maimoa mai i le Tatau Sāmoa e ala i ata puʻe o ni tagata puʻeata se toʻafā – aʻo faʻagasolo le taimi i Sāmoa, Aotearoa Niu Sila, ma tala atu. ʻOleʻā ʻe faʻalogo foʻi i le tāua o le Tatau Sāmoa mai i a latou ʻoloʻo lāʻeiina nei faʻailoga paʻia.

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Pain. Identity. Innovation. Experience Sāmoan tattooing through the lenses of four photographers – across time, in Sāmoa, Aotearoa New Zealand, and beyond. You’ll also hear about tatau’s significance from those who wear these sacred markings.

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Ko te tatau, ko te tāpatupatu uhi e haehae ai i te kiri, he mamae, he mana, he tapu. Mā ēnei karu nō te tokowhā kaihopu whakaahua e rongo ai i te tā tatautanga i te takanga o te wā, i te takahanga o te ao. Ka rongo kōrero anō mō te hunga kua tāia ki te uhi tapu, arā, ki te autā.

When | Āhea 9 Nov 2019 – 7 Jun 2020
Where | Ki hea Toi Art, Level 4
Cost | Te utu Free entry
Ages | Te reanga All ages
Accessibility | E wātea ana ki
- Wheelchair accessible
- Low, soft wire barriers in front of all art works
- Floor has some shallow slopes
- Accessible toilet.
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Events

Pacific Heritage Arts Fono 2019
Pacific Heritage Arts Fono 2019

Sat 23 Nov 2019, 10.00am–4.00pm Te Marae and Toi Art, Level 4

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Greg Semu, Front of pe‘a, Nouma Kiriau, 1994, gelatin silver print. Purchased 2019. Te Papa (TMP035038)
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Angela Tiatia, Walking the Wall, 2014, digital video. Purchased 2017. Te Papa (2017-0019-1/1-8 to 8-8)
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John Agcaoili, Tattooing by Sulu‘ape Si'i Liufau, 2016, print. Purchased 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Te Papa (TMP035059)
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Mark Adams, Farwood Drive, Henderson, west Auckland Tattooing Uli Tufuga tatatau: Su‘a Tavui Pasina Iosefo Ah Ken, 1982, print. Image courtesy of the artist. Te Papa (TMP036153)