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Purotu Tavaearii
Tahitian tattoo master · Moʻorea, French Polynesia
- Style
- Tatau tahiti (hand-tap)
- Regions served
- French Polynesia
About Tavaearii’s work
Moʻorea-based hand-tap Tahitian tattoo master featured in French-language cultural documentaries on the pre-contact tatau revival across the Society Islands.
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Sources & citations
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- Musée de Tahiti et des Îles — Tatau traditions ↗museetahiti.pf
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