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Maori tattoo designs are among the most distinctive tattoos in the world and it is a sacred art among the Maori people of New Zealand.

Maori tattoo designs are beautiful, they have curved shapes and spirals in intricate patterns, and the most prevalent place for a Maori tattoo was the face.

Maori tattooing is very different traditional tattooing. The Maori tattoo was carved into the skin with albatross bone chisels and knives, instead of being punctured like in traditional tattooing. The ink was applied by making incisions in the skin.

Traditional Maori tattoos are known in the Maori language as ta moko which means to strike or tap, as in the process of tattooing in the Maori traditions.

By the end of the 19th century, other tattoo equipment like tattoo needles began to set in.

The Maori traditions such a tattooing lost much of its significance after the coming of European settlers.

In todays society Maori tattoo designs are back in style and are growing in popularity.

Modern Maori tattoos are usually found on the body rather than the face, and more often than not, modern tattoo equipment and ink are used – but the beautiful traditional ta moko designs still have a lot of appeal.

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