The event began with a public talk where Su’a Sulu’ape Peter shared the rich cultural history of the Pe’a and Malu – traditional Samoan tattoos for men and women – and followed with a ...

Tevega has been tattooing for 15 years and believes being an artist is his calling. "We're doing tattoos that help people remember who they are and where they come from," he says.

The dragon, symbolizing wisdom and transformation, has been embraced by women who want a design that tells a story—one of confidence, elegance, and inner strength.When choosing a dragon tattoo for ...

A Samoan woman is calling for greater acceptance and awareness around cultural tattoos after she was terminated from her workplace due to her tualima, a traditional hand tattoo. Samoan-American Tracy ...

A Samoan woman is calling for greater acceptance and awareness around cultural tattoos after she was terminated from her workplace due to her tualima, a traditional hand tattoo.

What Maui’s tattoos in ‘Moana’ say about Polynesia’s tattoo culture. Tattoos in places like Samoa, Tonga, and Hawai‘i can signify a sacred oath to protect and honor one’s community.

She recently got a tualima, a traditional Samoan tattoo on her hand, after her father became seriously ill. "I basically got it for cultural beliefs and traditions," Sialega-Fili said.

Samoan women receive ‘malu’, which is less dense and more delicate in design and is etched from the upper thigh to below the knee. The process is known to be painful and can take days or weeks ...

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 ...

At the Samoan Cultural Village, the King and Queen watched a woman having a traditional Samoan tattoo etched on her leg, in an art known as “Tatau”. John Lemisio, a tattooist, ...