Toetu‘u, who apprenticed under Su‘a’s father Su‘a Alaiva‘a, points out that “Maui bears ‘Neo-Polynesian Tribal’ tattoos, which is a contemporary style that began in the late 1990s ...

The inch-long Polynesian ink that marks Stennett's friends and family represents a tribe: the tribe of Sean Stennett. The tattoo they show proudly stands for "peace, love and unity," they said.

Leo Zulueta tattoos three frigate birds, a stylized version of a Polynesian tribal motif, on the arm of Adrien Comolet, at Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor. "I'm somewhere else in my head right now.

The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a ...

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 ...