Maori Tattoo Art (Moko)

The Moko is a very sacred art form and has special significance to the Maori people.
We are often asked about its meaning and how to find artists. We are not Moko artists so are not able to help directly, however the links below should give you enough information to find the people and places you are after.

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State of the art tattoo convention
http://www.tattoo-2001.com/artists.html

A very good book available from Amazon.com
Moko: Maori Tattoos,by Hans Neleman (Photographer)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3908161967/artslitephilbest

A traditional NZ tattoo studio.
The site is a little hard to navigate but it may pay to contact them for more info.
http://www.mokoink.com/
mokoink@ihug.co.nz
Ph: +00649 376 0075

General historical info
http://www.tattooartist.com/nztat.html

A great source of info and artist contacts
http://www.tamoko.org.nz/

Great Moko Artist with lots of pics in the gallery
http://www.tamoko.org.nz/artists/tumoko/

Great Moko Artist
http://www.tamoko.org.nz/artists/uruora/

Tattoo resources
http://tattoo.about.com

An easy to search free online database of tattoo designs
TattooDesignOnline

Traditional tattoo resources and pics
http://www.tahititattooibiza.arrakis.es/mana.htm

Maori tattoo and art links
http://www.maori.org.nz/links/dirSub.asp?catid=1&subid=116

Historical Sites:
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/maoritattoo.html

http://www.tattooarchive.com

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