Her husband, who is Samoan, wanted to have a Polynesian leg tattoo that his wife designed. When he took it to a tattoo shop the owner wanted $1,500 plus $2,500 for the shading.

Ta-tau, ta-tau, ta-tau. The sounds of traditional Polynesian tattoo tools echo as the needle-sharp bone bites into my skin. While tattoo artist James Samuela’s assistant holds my leg steady, I ...

Kris has the same tattoo on his left leg as Kapono. The Kahono brothers are some of the growing number of young Polynesian men and women to get tattoos as a rite of passage. Photo by Jeff Chiu ...

This Polynesian Cruise Ship Has a Resident Tattoo Artist Sailing between Tahiti and the Marquesas, Eddy Tata provides passengers with Polynesian-style tattoos based on their life stories ...

Op-Ed: New product echoes the history of Polynesian art and tattoos (Includes interview and first-hand account) By. Jonathan Farrell. Published. December 6, 2015 ...

Now an ancient bone tattoo kit from the Pacific island nation of Tonga is providing researchers with more than an inkling into the rich history of Polynesian body art, a method so indelible ...