Author: Roberto Gemori
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611806305
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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Evocative and symbolic designs based on the ancient tradition of Polynesian tattoo art. The beauty of Polynesian art is perhaps most evident in the tradition of Polynesian tattooing, which has existed for more than two thousand years and is infused with rich symbolism and spiritual meaning. Roberto Gemori designs tattoos reflecting this tradition, drawing from each person’s own history of personal struggles, adversities, and triumphs. In his approach to tattoo art, Gemori takes the meaningful moments of a person’s life story and weaves them into a creative design, such that the tattoo itself becomes a form of personal empowerment, representing qualities a person is working to cultivate in their life and challenges they have overcome. The author presents here modern tattoo designs inspired by Polynesian art to color and contemplate for inspiration and transformation. In addition to a short introduction on Polynesian art and symbolism, the book features 42 designs for coloring, each accompanied by a description of the image’s unique meaning. Color these stunning designs and discover the depth of Polynesian art!
Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113590
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.
Author: Tricia Allen
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
ISBN: 9781566479219
Category : Human body
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"This collection of amazing photos attests to the high level of artistic achievement and technical ability of the Polynesian people today, as well as nonislanders who have been heavily influenced by the art of the Pacific."---Ed Hardy --Book Jacket.
Author: Roberto Gemori
Publisher: Tattootribes
ISBN: 9788890601668
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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The book "Polynesian Tattoo Designs - Ocean Legacy" is a collection of 92 ocean themed Polynesian style tattoos with brief description of the meanings for each design along with their outlines, intended mainly for tattoo artists.
Author: Jean Tekura Mason
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820203181
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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"Jean Tekura Mason's poetry reflects her life as a person living in two worlds - Polynesian and European. Some of her poems are reflective. Others are glib (and deliberately so). There is humour and there is passion - of love and hate, pagan faiths and Christian beliefs, ancestors and dancers, customs and politics, migrants and immigrants, and Pacific flora and fauna - all have stimulated Ms Mason to put pen to paper. At times incisive and descriptive, and at others deeply moging, this book is a collection of poems which is both retrospective perceptive"--Back cover
Author: Nicholas Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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An illustrated history of tattooing and cultural exchange in the Pacific from the late 18th century to the present.
Author: Roberto Gemori
Publisher: TattooTribes
ISBN: 8894205630
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Unpacking the five main Polynesian tattoo styles: Samoan, Marquesan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Maori tattoos. Presenting over 400 symbols and their meanings. Fully illustrated with more than 550 images, with 15 original tattoos deconstructed and explained. This book explains the main Polynesian styles of tattooing, presenting each of them with a historical and cultural introduction, highlighting the traditional symbols and their meanings. Fifteen original designs and their stories are examined, showing how to identify and understand their building elements and explaining how they interact with each other to compose a meaningful tattoo. All the original tattoos are broken up into their main parts, outlined for clearer identification. The main parts are then inspected further, revealing the basic building elements and symbols, grouped by meaning. This book comes as an in-depth follow-up to The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook and it extends the study of Polynesian tattoo styles and designs to help understand their origins and purpose, their symbolism, and their creation guidelines.
Author: Johann Barnas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783946386292
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Author: Tricia Allen
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
ISBN: 9781566477703
Category : Tattooing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Anthropologist and tattooist Tricia Allen has harnessed centuries of knowledge about Hawaiian tattoos and has created this fascinating, comprehensive reference book that can be enjoyed by both tattoo enthusiasts and cultural scholars. Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii describes the evolution of Hawaiian tattooing as an art and science tracing it from its early roots in ancient Polynesia; presents motif, meaning, placement, tools and techniques along with personal observations and commentary in meticulous and graphic detail; discusses contemporary Hawaiian tattooing within the context of contact with the Western world; and includes drawings of designs and patterns for ideas and consideration"--Publisher's description.
Author: Mark A. Blackburn
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Book Description
Traditional tattooing designs are depicted from the exotic Polynesian cultures of Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The process and ceremonies involved in tattooing are described and illustrated by Blackburn.
