Traditional lineageHeritage · MarquesasRegion · French Polynesia
Raymond Graffe
Cultural knowledge holder · Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
- Style
- Marquesan patutiki
- Regions served
- French Polynesia
- Tradition
- Marquesas tradition →
About Graffe’s work
Marquesan cultural authority and patutiki knowledge holder cited in the reference work Patutiki: Marquesan Tattoo Art (Au Vent des Îles) as a key contemporary source on Marquesan motifs.
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Sources & citations
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- Au Vent des Îles — Patutiki catalogue ↗auventdesiles.pf
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