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maori chest tattoo
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take weeks and would no doubt hurt like hell. Example of Moko tattoo
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The Maori of New Zealand: Moko Masters
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They were called Ta Moko and unlike the tattoos of today which are inked
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In the Maori language, these tattoos are known as “ta moko.
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Maori Moko Tattoo and British Trickster Tattoo