Marks of Mana

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Title

Marks of Mana

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NZ On Screen

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Marks of Mana is the first film about Pacific female indigenous tattoo. This excerpt follows Samoan tatau artist Tyla Vaeau Ta’ufo’ou of Karanga Ink, an indigenous tattoo studio on K’ Road, owned and operated by indigenous women. Finding her place as a woman in this art form, Tyla returns to Samoa to learn and reconnect. She shares some common tatau marks and their meanings, and introduces tufuga tātatau (master of tatau) Su’a Suluape Petelo. Directed by Lisa Taouma, the hour-long documentary...

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Format

Video

Date created

2018

URL

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/marks-of-mana-2018

Related subjects

nz on air / new zealand on air / creative nz / creative new zealand / karangahape road / cheyenne maiava / susanna paese si'a / pe'a / malu / tatau / samoa / samoan / tufuga / tufuga tatau / karanga ink / indigenous tattoo / samoan tattoo / traditional samoan tattooing / samoan tatau / fa'a'atualo / fa'agoago / fa'avae'ali / fa'a'alu'alu / coconet / the coconet

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