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Su'a Sulu'ape Steve Looney
Tufuga tā tatau · Southern California
- Style
- Hand-tap tatau
- Regions served
- United States
- Tradition
- Samoa · USA tradition →
About Looney’s work
Bestowed the Sulu'ape title by the Sulu'ape family, working in Southern California and featured in LA-area press covering the Samoan diaspora tatau community.
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