Traditional lineageHeritage · SamoaRegion · Sāmoa
Su'a Sulu'ape Lafaele
Tufuga tā tatau · Sāmoa
- Style
- Hand-tap tatau (pe'a & malu)
- Regions served
- Sāmoa
- Tradition
- Samoa tradition →
About Lafaele’s work
Sulu'ape lineage tufuga documented across Te Papa's Tatau: Marks of Polynesia programme and Sean Mallon's writing on contemporary Samoan tatau.
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Sources & citations
Every artist on PolyTribal is backed by at least one independent public reference — studio website, museum record, national award or press coverage. Follow the links to verify Lafaele for yourself.
- Wikipedia — Sulu'ape family of tattooists ↗en.wikipedia.org
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