Maori Tattoo

In Maori culture, tattoo, which is called Ta Moko (The Moko), is similar to an identity card. For men, the Moko showed their rank, their status and their ferocity, or virility. The wearer's position of power and authority could be instantly recognized in his Moko. Certain other outward signs, combined with a particular Moko, could instantly define the "identity card" of a person. For example, a