Image

Tattooing, Samoa

Tattooing, Samoa
View original item

About this item

Title
Tattooing, Samoa
Content partner
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collection
Te Papa Collections Online
Description

Two unknown men are sitting on a mat, on a porch, outside a weatherboard house with an open door. In between the two of them there is another man (who is being tattooed by the man on the left). The man on the right is holding the skin taut for the tattooist.

Format
Image
Date created
1890-1910
Creator
Thomas Andrew
URL
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/211520
Related subjects
Tattoos / Indigenous peoples / Manners & customs / Houses / Doors & doorways / Porches / Rites & ceremonies / silver / albumen / printing-out paper / albumen prints / black-and-white prints / black-and-white photography / printing-out / Sāmoan / tattooing / Sāmoa

What can I do with this item?

Check copyright status and what you can do with this item

Check information

Report this item

If you believe this item breaches our terms of use please report this item

Report this item

DigitalNZ brings together more than 30 million items from institutions so that they are easy to find and use. This information is the best information we could find on this item. This item was added on 20 April 2012, and updated 15 March 2024.
Learn more about how we work.

Share

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Research icon

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

Share it icon

Share it

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

Modify it icon

Modify it

This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.

This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.

Use it commercially icon

Use it commercially

This item is suitable for commercial use, without further permission.

This item is suitable for commercial use, without further permission.

View original item

What can I do with this item?

Check copyright status and what you can do with this item

Check information

Report this item

If you believe this item breaches our terms of use please report this item

Report this item

DigitalNZ brings together more than 30 million items from institutions so that they are easy to find and use. This information is the best information we could find on this item. This item was added on 20 April 2012, and updated 15 March 2024.
Learn more about how we work.

Share

Related items

Loading...