Tatau

  • Tatau: Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture
    By Mark Adams, Nicholas Thomas

    Through Adams' photography, Tatau tells the story of Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing.

  • Tatau
    By Jean Tekura Mason

    At times incisive and descriptive, and at others deeply moging, this book is a collection of poems which is both retrospective perceptive"--Back cover

  • Tatau: Marks of Polynesia
    By Japanese American National Museum

    Through photographs taken in the studio and on location in Samoa and elsewhere, Tatau showcases the work of traditional Samoan tattoo masters alongside that of younger practitioners working within and influenced by the tradition today.

  • Tatau: A Cultural History of Samoan Tattooing
    By Sean Mallon, Sébastien Galliot

    Stunningly illustrated with images of nineteenth and twentiethcentury and contemporary Samoan tattoos, along with intricate diagrams of designsand motifs, Tatau is the definitiveguide to this rich and influential living art form.

  • Tatau
    By Mark Adams, Lisa Taouma

    Tatau

  • Tatau: Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture
    By Mark Adams, Nicholas Thomas, Sean Mallon

    "When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Suluʻape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing.

  • Tatau: Samoan Tattoo Art
    By Mark Adams

    Through Adams' photography, Tatau tells the story of Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing.