Skip to content
Accessible version
votes
12743
suggested front positioningsuggested back positioning

Tattoo of Maori armbands

Traditional motifs

by picchio »
2008, Apr 17th
1
0
HI-RES [jpg]
STENCIL [jpg]
virtualize it on your photo! »

DESCRIPTION AND MEANING:

This sheet represents some traditional Maori patterns, which can be used as armbands.
The grey colouring was chosen as they should not be filled with plain black, but the separate elements should be inked like it was done in the following image:

traditional Maori motifs

From top to bottom, the four motifs represent:
  • Mangotipi: white pointer shark (agility, resistence)
  • Ngaru: waves cut by the travelling waka (speed)
  • Mangopare: hammerhead shark (strength, power)
  • Patiki: flounder (hospitality)

The Polynesian Tattoo Handbook 1 & 2 by TattooTribes
leave a comment below
or share it on
(if you have a REQUEST, click here instead!) <<

THE POLYNESIAN TATTOO HANDBOOK
finally the book to understand and create Polynesian tattoos!

That´s a great idea and the book looks fab. I wish there were more animal outlines though... - TatFan, Denver

  • - PRINT
  • - PDF
  • - EPUB
  • - Android
  • - iOs
»  FREE PREVIEW