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Sean Mallon
Curator & author, Te Papa · Wellington, Aotearoa
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About Mallon’s work
Senior Pacific Cultures curator at Te Papa and co-author of Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing. His writing is among the most cited primary English sources on Samoan tatau.
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Sources & citations
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- Te Papa — Sean Mallon ↗tepapa.govt.nz
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