Traditional lineageHeritage · SamoaRegion · Sāmoa
Su'a Sulu'ape Alaiva'a Petelo
Tufuga tā tatau · Sāmoa
- Style
- Hand-tap tatau
- Regions served
- Sāmoa
- Tradition
- Samoa tradition →
About Petelo’s work
Senior tufuga of the Sulu'ape lineage who continues the family's practice of pe'a and malu, teaching apprentices and representing tatau at museum programmes internationally.
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Sources & citations
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- Wikipedia — Sulu'ape family of tattooists ↗en.wikipedia.org
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