Traditional lineageHeritage · Samoa · AotearoaRegion · Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Su'a Sulu'ape Alan
Tufuga tā tatau · Auckland, Aotearoa
- Style
- Hand-tap tatau
- Regions served
- Aotearoa (New Zealand)
- Tradition
- Samoa · Aotearoa tradition →
About Alan’s work
Sulu'ape lineage tufuga profiled in Te Papa and academic Pacific studies literature as part of the family's teaching diaspora in Aotearoa.
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Sources & citations
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- Wikipedia — Sulu'ape family of tattooists ↗en.wikipedia.org
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