Tattooing was once banned by the missionaries in 19th century as heathen custom, barbaric act but nowadays, it is rapidly making a comeback in so many nations especially south pacific nations like Samoa, Cook,and Tahiti.
Applied with either bone or shell chisel, it was regarded as rite of passage by the Polynesians. They are overly happy that they are rediscovering their lost cultural heritage. See more pcitures
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