Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki)
Tattoo artist · Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
- Style
- Traditional Rapa Nui designs
- Regions served
- Rapa Nui
- Tradition
- Rapa Nui tradition →
About Araki)’s work
Rapa Nui tattoo artist who works under the name Mokomae, taken from an ancestor of the Ure tribe. Correo Cultural (2011) reported he was invited to Caracas's Sixth World Body Art Meeting, that he is self-taught, credits Tricia Allen with teaching him hygiene practice, and tattoos only Polynesian designs. Moevarua identifies him as Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki.
Motifs documented in Rapa Nui work
These symbols are recorded in the Rapa Nui design vocabulary in our sourced motif library. They are not a claim about Araki)’s personal repertoire — each entry links to its own cited meaning.
Frequently asked about Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki)
Where is Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) based?+
Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) is recorded as working from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile (Rapa Nui).
What style of Polynesian tattooing does Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) practise?+
Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) is listed as a tattoo artist working in traditional rapa nui designs, within the Rapa Nui tradition.
Is Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) a traditional or contemporary practitioner?+
Mokomae (Luis "Tito" Hormazábal Araki) is listed as a contemporary practitioner, working with modern machine or mixed methods informed by Rapa Nui design conventions.
What sources support this profile?+
This profile cites 2 public references: Correo Cultural — Mokomae: preservación de un arte a través del tatuaje (2011, Spanish); Moevarua — Mokomae: el tatuador rapanui (Spanish).
Sources & citations
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