Tā Moko is the traditional tattoo worn by the Maori of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Since the Maori people consider the head to be the most sacred part of the body, the most popular kind of Maori tattoo is ...

With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one of the world's oldest forms ...

The body art which is carved into the skin using chisels and called moko, represent a Maori person’s links with their family and cultural identity. So when Sally Anderson, a caucasian, blonde life ...

Meet the Explorer: Taryn Beri is an independent tā moko practitioner in Wellington and a member of the Ngāti Toarangatira tribe of the Wellington Region, North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand. The ...

The tattooists bent over Kingi Taurua for 15 hours, using chisels and a stick as a hammer to gouge bold Maori designs into his bloodied face, buttocks and legs. “It started at 5 o’clock in the morning ...

She's already amassed a vast collection of inkings throughout her career. So in order to mark her recent trip to New Zealand, Rihanna decided to get a permanent reminder by having a traditional Maori ...

Guy Pearce stars in "The Convert." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) --Guy Pearce said his new movie The Convert, in theaters and video-on-demand Friday, made a permanent ...

Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature which allowed users to apply traditional Maori tattoos on their faces. The filters were pulled after their discovery prompted an outcry in New ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. The body art which is carved into the skin using chisels and called moko, represent a Maori person’s links ...