moko

British

/ ˈməʊkəʊ /

noun

Also called: nanua. a Māori tattoo or tattoo pattern

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Etymology

Origin of moko

Māori

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At a Te Pa o Rakaihautu Māori school in Christchurch, the long hallway between classrooms is adorned with hundreds of pupil portraits - all with traditional Tā moko or facial tattoos painted on.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2022

On her chin, Marshall wore a traditional Māori tattoo, a moko kauae.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022

Ms Anderson, who runs a life coaching business, had her moko kauae done a few years years ago by a Maori artist.

From BBC ● May 23, 2018

Mr Maxwell says it's been "a challenge" for those who have tried to bring back the moko.

From BBC ● May 23, 2018

This is a mythological monster known in some sections by the name Taniwha, and in others as moko or mo’o.

From Day Symbols of the Maya Year Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-1895, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 199-266. by Thomas, Cyrus

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