Tricia Allen
Historian, author, tattoo artist · Hawaiʻi
- Style
- Research & practice
- Regions served
- Global / diaspora
- Tradition
- Pan-Polynesian
About Allen’s work
Anthropologist and tattooist; author of Tattoo Traditions of Hawaiʻi (Mutual Publishing), a reference book on Hawaiian tattooing.
Motifs documented in Pan-Polynesian work
These symbols are recorded in the Pan-Polynesian design vocabulary in our sourced motif library. They are not a claim about Allen’s personal repertoire — each entry links to its own cited meaning.
Frequently asked about Tricia Allen
Where is Tricia Allen based?+
Tricia Allen is recorded as working from Hawaiʻi (Global / diaspora).
What style of Polynesian tattooing does Tricia Allen practise?+
Tricia Allen is listed as a historian, author, tattoo artist working in research & practice, within the Pan-Polynesian tradition.
Is Tricia Allen a traditional or contemporary practitioner?+
Tricia Allen is documented within a traditional lineage, meaning the practice is tied to hand-tap tools and customary transmission of the craft.
What sources support this profile?+
This profile cites 1 public reference: Publisher — Tattoo Traditions of Hawaiʻi.
Sources & citations
Each statement on this profile is written to match the public sources below. Follow the links to check the details on Allen for yourself.
- Publisher — Tattoo Traditions of Hawaiʻi ↗mutualpublishing.com
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