Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

Andu Schiodt Pikilak has dark dashes on her forehead descending into a deep “V” like geese flying in formation, an Inuit tattoo she sees as a rebirth for both her and Greenlandic culture.

“When I was six, they told me tattoos ... practice among women in North Africa’s Amazigh groups. Today, like in many of the Indigenous cultures across the world where facial tattoos were ...

Face tattoos, or moko, have been a part of Maori ... There has been a resurgence in interest in moko among both Maori men and women. Since the 2000s, moko has become increasingly seen and accepted ...

“When I was six, they told me tattoos were pretty adornments,” recalled the 67-year-old from Imilchil village of the once-common practice among women in ... world where facial tattoos were ...

Tracing back more than 2,000 years to the Pacific Islands, tattoo is an ancient art form that began as a rite of passage for Polynesians and has become a form of expression for people worldwide.

Body art is practiced in all world cultures. Here, a survey of designs from Maori facial engravings to prison tattoos to gay pride ink. 9 Rare Photos Of The First Crossing Of Antarctica A new book ...

When Miche Reeve’s clients walk out of their cosmetic tattooing studio, they walk into a new and better life—one where the ...

Soulless An ink enthusiast was mighty peeved when she learned mid-session that her tattoo artist had used artificial ...

She is not alone. Today more American women than men have tattoos — 38 percent of women vs. 27 percent of men, according to Pew Research Center. Overall, nearly a third of Americans have at ...

“But when I asked for the menu [ …] Security was standing behind me and the manager said I was being refused entry because the owners have a policy against facial tattoos.” Ms. Ashby has a ...

"When I was six, they told me tattoos were pretty adornments," recalled the 67-year-old from Imilchil village of the once-common practice among women in ... the world where facial tattoos were ...