The art of tattoo is practiced across the Polynesian Triangle, with designs and meanings that vary from culture to culture. Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, greets cruise ships. Tahiti is one of ...

It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, ...

Receiving a tattoo in the traditional Samoan ... Island in the southeast to Hawaii in the north, the Polynesian (“many islands”) Triangle spreads across a large swath of the central and ...

His character has deep roots in Polynesian myth and folklore. (Get tickets for Disney's Moana 2, now playing in theatres everywhere.) From his signature tattoos, we can learn about the place of ...

Getting a tattoo was how I wanted to mark the end ... As it turns out, it has been practised for thousands of years in the Polynesian Triangle – more than 1,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean ...

“It is a line of leather wallets for men (and soon also for women), she said, featuring genuine Polynesian tattoo art on the leather. I have been in love with the look of Polynesian tattoos for ...

Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...