1. Maori (Mow Ree)
Maori
Face
Tatoos

3. New Zealand

4. *Captain Cook explores New Zealand in the 18th century.
*By 1839, there were an estimated 2, Europeans living in New Zealand.

5. Maori Culture Established British law in New Zealand
Signed in 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement between the British Crown and Maori.
Established British law in New Zealand
Guarantees Maori authority over their land and culture.

6. Natural pigments- added to the skin to accentuate the patterns.
You may be robbed of all that you cherish.
But of your moko, you cannot be deprived, except by
death. It will be your ornament and your companion
until your final day. Netena Whakaari of Waimana, 1921
The moko- created by
literally carving the
skin with a chisel.
Natural pigments- added
to the skin to accentuate
the patterns.
After the arrival of
Europeans, gunpowder
was widely used as
pigment, and imported iron
chisels allowed carvers to make more detailed but less
traditional moko.

7.                                                           
Ancestral and tribal
messages tell
of social structures. A
Maori rangatira with moko. Albumen carte-de-visite photograph, c Photographer: Foy Brothers, Thames 105 x 63 mm

8. Maori, along with other Polynesian peoples, believe
that a person's mana, their spiritual power or life force,
is displayed through their tattoo.
The recent re-emergence of traditional Maori tattoo art
is a mark that the Maori people have not lost their ties
to their ancient past despite the dominance of European
culture and values in New Zealand for the past two centuries.
Their mana is again on display for all to see in their moko.

10. COMPARE AND CONTRAST

12. How can you
create your
own moko
based on symbols
and traditional
maori
motifs that
represent you?

14. WI TE MANEWHA. by Gottfried Lindauer

17. How can you create a
personal icon using
line?
How can you create
A half of a face using
Maori symbols as
Inspiration?
a pattern
for a border?