Tattoo arts are common in the Eastern Polynesian homeland of Māori.
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Tattoo arts are common in the Eastern Polynesian homeland of Māori.
Various traditional Moko tattoo pattern.
Presenting Polynesian and Maori art and tattoo culture
Apart from signalling status and rank, another reason for the practice in traditional times was to make a person more attractive to the opposite sex.