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Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Jacques Arago and Freycinet

Hawaiian

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet

Te Puni Maori Chief — Māori facial tattoo by Charles Heaphy

Māori

Te Puni Maori Chief

Self-portrait by Te Pehi Kupe — Māori facial tattoo by Te Pehi Kupe

Māori

Self-portrait by Te Pehi Kupe

Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand — Samoan hand tattoo by Carl Heinrich Marquardt

Samoan

Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand

Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1) — Samoan leg tattoo by Augustin Krämer

Samoan

Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1)

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga — Cook Islands facial tattoo by Print made by Rev. John Williams (1796-1839), Printed by George Baxter, (1804-1867)

Cook Islands

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga

Hariata Rongo — Māori facial tattoo by Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854

Māori

Hariata Rongo

HoneHeke1845 — Māori facial tattoo by Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854

Māori

HoneHeke1845

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Samoan tatau

13 authentic Samoan photographs — chest, back, sleeve and malu placements — arranged from body-panel to historical reference.

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Samoan Tattoo - front detail — Samoan chest panel tattoo by CloudSurfer

chest · Samoan

Samoan Tattoo - front detail

Traditional Samoan tattoo - front — Samoan chest panel tattoo by CloudSurfer

chest · Samoan

Traditional Samoan tattoo - front

Back view Samoan male tatau - photo Thomas Andrew - 1890s — Samoan back tattoo by Thomas Andrew (1855 - 1939)

back · Samoan

Back view Samoan male tatau - photo Thomas Andrew - 1890s

Samoan Tattoo - full back — Samoan back tattoo by CloudSurfer

back · Samoan

Samoan Tattoo - full back

Samoan tatau - tattooing circa 1895 - photo Thomas Andrew — Samoan back tattoo by Thomas Andrew (1855-1939)

back · Samoan

Samoan tatau - tattooing circa 1895 - photo Thomas Andrew

Traditional Samoan Tattoo - back — Samoan back tattoo by CloudSurfer

back · Samoan

Traditional Samoan Tattoo - back

Samoan Malu — Samoan leg tattoo by RunningToddler

leg · Samoan

Samoan Malu

Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1) — Samoan leg tattoo by Augustin Krämer

leg · Samoan

Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1)

Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand — Samoan hand tattoo by Carl Heinrich Marquardt

hand · Samoan

Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand

Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 12 (Oceania--Tattooing, Samoa, Southwestern Polynesia) — Samoan full-body tattoo by Michael Barera

full body · Samoan

Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 12 (Oceania--Tattooing, Samoa, Southwestern Polynesia)

Part of a Full Samoan Tattoo - takes 15 sessions of up to eight hours - panoramio — Samoan full-body tattoo by Peter Gill / UK

full body · Samoan

Part of a Full Samoan Tattoo - takes 15 sessions of up to eight hours - panoramio

Tomasi traditional artist for samoan designs &tattoo — Samoan full-body tattoo by Tomasi tomasi

full body · Samoan

Tomasi traditional artist for samoan designs &tattoo

Samoan tattoos — Samoan full-body tattoo by Kronocide~commonswiki

full body · Samoan

Samoan tattoos

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Hawaiian kākau

7 authentic Hawaiian photographs and historical plates — leg kākau, chiefly regalia, and the primary Choris and Arago references.

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Kakau Dessau, Meilenstein — Hawaiian leg tattoo by M_H.DE

leg · Hawaiian

Kakau Dessau, Meilenstein

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, lithograph after Jacques Arago, Honolulu Museum of Art — Hawaiian full-body tattoo by Jacques Arago

full body · Hawaiian

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, lithograph after Jacques Arago, Honolulu Museum of Art

The Royal Tattoo, 1875 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Joseph Keppler

historical · Hawaiian

The Royal Tattoo, 1875

Hawaiian dancer, Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, 1827 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by John Webber

historical · Hawaiian

Hawaiian dancer, Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, 1827

William Ellis – Hawaiian Man (Waimea, Kauai), 1778 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by William Wade Ellis

historical · Hawaiian

William Ellis – Hawaiian Man (Waimea, Kauai), 1778

'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Jacques Arago

historical · Hawaiian

'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Jacques Arago and Freycinet

historical · Hawaiian

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet

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Marquesan patutiki

11 historical Marquesan plates and portraits — Karl von den Steinen's 1897–1898 Nuku Hiva fieldwork, the Krusenstern–Langsdorff Russian expedition (1804), Radiguet's Guerriers Marquisiens, and surviving nineteenth-century warrior portraits.

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K.v.d.Steinen, Marquesaner Bd1 p146 Abb.90-92 - Tatoos from Marquesas Islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Karl von den Steinen, deceased in 1929

historical · Marquesan

K.v.d.Steinen, Marquesaner Bd1 p146 Abb.90-92 - Tatoos from Marquesas Islands

P. Sellier, Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by P. Sellier after Louis Le Breton

historical · Marquesan

P. Sellier, Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises

PSM V37 D632 Tattooed native of the marquesas islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration

historical · Marquesan

PSM V37 D632 Tattooed native of the marquesas islands

Tattooed native of the Marquesas Islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Madame S. Hoare

historical · Marquesan

Tattooed native of the Marquesas Islands

Alter Krieger (Marquesan warrior) — K. v. d. Steinen — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by After Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (1813)

historical · Marquesan

Alter Krieger (Marquesan warrior) — K. v. d. Steinen

Retrato de un hombre de las Islas Marquesas — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration

historical · Marquesan

Retrato de un hombre de las Islas Marquesas

Container for tattoo tools, Pua Mau Valley, Marquesas Islands, Bishop Museum, B.05280 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Hiart

historical · Marquesan

Container for tattoo tools, Pua Mau Valley, Marquesas Islands, Bishop Museum, B.05280

Nuku Hiva Warrior1 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau

historical · Marquesan

Nuku Hiva Warrior1

Nuku Hiva Warrior2 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau

historical · Marquesan

Nuku Hiva Warrior2

Nuku Hiva warrior 1813 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau

historical · Marquesan

Nuku Hiva warrior 1813

M. Radiguet, Guerriers Marquisiens — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Max Radiguet

historical · Marquesan

M. Radiguet, Guerriers Marquisiens

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Back view Samoan male tatau - photo Thomas Andrew - 1890s — Samoan back tattoo by Thomas Andrew (1855 - 1939) — Back view Samoan male tatau - photo Thomas Andrew - 1890s
Samoan
By Thomas Andrew (1855 - 1939) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 12 (Oceania--Tattooing, Samoa, Southwestern Polynesia) — Samoan full-body tattoo by Michael Barera — Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 12 (Oceania--Tattooing, Samoa, Southwestern Polynesia)
Samoan
By Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Part of a Full Samoan Tattoo - takes 15 sessions of up to eight hours - panoramio — Samoan full-body tattoo by Peter Gill / UK — Part of a Full Samoan Tattoo - takes 15 sessions of up to eight hours - panoramio
Samoan
By Peter Gill / UK · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan Malu — Samoan leg tattoo by RunningToddler — Samoan Malu
Samoan
By RunningToddler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan Tattoo - front detail — Samoan chest panel tattoo by CloudSurfer — Samoan Tattoo - front detail
Samoan
By CloudSurfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan Tattoo - full back — Samoan back tattoo by CloudSurfer — Samoan Tattoo - full back
Samoan
By CloudSurfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan tatau - tattooing circa 1895 - photo Thomas Andrew — Samoan back tattoo by Thomas Andrew (1855-1939) — Samoan tatau - tattooing circa 1895 - photo Thomas Andrew
Samoan
By Thomas Andrew (1855-1939) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tomasi traditional artist for samoan designs &tattoo — Samoan full-body tattoo by Tomasi tomasi — Tomasi traditional artist for samoan designs &tattoo
Samoan
By Tomasi tomasi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Traditional Samoan Tattoo - back — Samoan back tattoo by CloudSurfer — Traditional Samoan Tattoo - back
Samoan
By CloudSurfer · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Traditional Samoan tattoo - front — Samoan chest panel tattoo by CloudSurfer — Traditional Samoan tattoo - front
Samoan
By CloudSurfer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Louis John Steele - Portrait of a young Maori woman with moko - Google Art Project — Māori facial tattoo by Louis John Steele — Louis John Steele - Portrait of a young Maori woman with moko - Google Art Project
Māori
By Louis John Steele · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Unidentified Maori man with a moko. Reference Number.PA1-o-423-14-6 — Māori facial tattoo — Unidentified Maori man with a moko. Reference Number.PA1-o-423-14-6
Māori
By Unknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

K.v.d.Steinen, Marquesaner Bd1 p146 Abb.90-92 - Tatoos from Marquesas Islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Karl von den Steinen, deceased in 1929 — K.v.d.Steinen, Marquesaner Bd1 p146 Abb.90-92 - Tatoos from Marquesas Islands
Marquesan
By Karl von den Steinen, deceased in 1929 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Les Frères Kip p. 49-50 — Pan-Polynesian historical tattoo illustration by Jules Verne — Les Frères Kip p. 49-50
Pan-Polynesian
By Jules Verne · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

P. Sellier, Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by P. Sellier after Louis Le Breton — P. Sellier, Reine di Noukahiva, Iles Marquises
Marquesan
By P. Sellier after Louis Le Breton · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

PSM V37 D632 Tattooed native of the marquesas islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration — PSM V37 D632 Tattooed native of the marquesas islands
Marquesan
By Unknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooed native of the Marquesas Islands — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Madame S. Hoare — Tattooed native of the Marquesas Islands
Marquesan
By Madame S. Hoare · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Display of tattoo types, Otago Museum, 2016-01-29 — Māori full-body tattoo by Szilas — Display of tattoo types, Otago Museum, 2016-01-29
Māori
By Szilas · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Instruments for traditional Pacific Island tattoos — Pan-Polynesian full-body tattoo by Haa900 — Instruments for traditional Pacific Island tattoos
Pan-Polynesian
By Haa900 · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Patepou — Tahitian full-body tattoo by Print made by Rev. John Williams (1796-1839), Printed by George Baxter (1804-1867) — Patepou
Tahitian
By Print made by Rev. John Williams (1796-1839), Printed by George Baxter (1804-1867) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Polynesian Tattoo (2207140748) — Pan-Polynesian full-body tattoo by Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada — Polynesian Tattoo (2207140748)
Pan-Polynesian
By Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose from Montreal, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

The Royal Tattoo, 1875 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Joseph Keppler — The Royal Tattoo, 1875
Hawaiian
By Joseph Keppler · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, lithograph after Jacques Arago, Honolulu Museum of Art — Hawaiian full-body tattoo by Jacques Arago — Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, lithograph after Jacques Arago, Honolulu Museum of Art
Hawaiian
By Jacques Arago · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Hawaiian dancer, Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, 1827 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by John Webber — Hawaiian dancer, Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, 1827
Hawaiian
By John Webber · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Kakau Dessau, Meilenstein — Hawaiian leg tattoo by M_H.DE — Kakau Dessau, Meilenstein
Hawaiian
By M_H.DE · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

William Ellis – Hawaiian Man (Waimea, Kauai), 1778 — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by William Wade Ellis — William Ellis – Hawaiian Man (Waimea, Kauai), 1778
Hawaiian
By William Wade Ellis · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tohunga-ta-moko at Work – Gottfried Lindauer — Māori facial tattoo by Gottfried Lindauer — Tohunga-ta-moko at Work – Gottfried Lindauer
Māori
By Gottfried Lindauer · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Alter Krieger (Marquesan warrior) — K. v. d. Steinen — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by After Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (1813) — Alter Krieger (Marquesan warrior) — K. v. d. Steinen
Marquesan
By After Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau (1813) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Retrato de un hombre de las Islas Marquesas — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration — Retrato de un hombre de las Islas Marquesas
Marquesan
By Unknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Raiatea, October 1846 — painting by Henry Byam Martin — Tahitian historical tattoo illustration by Henry Byam Martin — Raiatea, October 1846 — painting by Henry Byam Martin
Tahitian
By Henry Byam Martin · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Laniana and a map of her back tattoos, 1875–1876 — Fijian back tattoo — Laniana and a map of her back tattoos, 1875–1876
Fijian
By Unknown (Fiji Museum collection) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Nundua, Fijian widow tattooed with veqia and qia gusu — Fijian historical tattoo illustration — Nundua, Fijian widow tattooed with veqia and qia gusu
Fijian
By Unknown (Fiji Museum collection) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Ra Enge, Fijian noblewoman tattooed with veiqia and qia gusu — Fijian historical tattoo illustration — Ra Enge, Fijian noblewoman tattooed with veiqia and qia gusu
Fijian
By Unknown (Fiji Museum collection) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Veiqia — female tattooing in Fiji — Fijian historical tattoo illustration — Veiqia — female tattooing in Fiji
Fijian
By Unknown (Fiji Museum collection) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Unknown Fijian woman with qia gusu (mouth tattoos), Vanua Levu, 1910–12 — Fijian facial tattoo — Unknown Fijian woman with qia gusu (mouth tattoos), Vanua Levu, 1910–12
Fijian
By Unknown (Fiji Museum collection) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Designs Used In Tattooing, Drawn by Natives, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919 — Rapa Nui historical tattoo illustration by Unnamed Easter Islander — Designs Used In Tattooing, Drawn by Natives, The Mystery of Easter Island, published 1919
Rapa Nui
By Unnamed Easter Islander · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooed or painted Rapa Nui man and woman (called "Te'ree") with trade items. Drawing by Captain Charles Bishop, 1795 — Rapa Nui historical tattoo illustration by Charles Bishop (1765?–1810) — Tattooed or painted Rapa Nui man and woman (called "Te'ree") with trade items. Drawing by Captain Charles Bishop, 1795
Rapa Nui
By Charles Bishop (1765?–1810) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Old Viriamo, back view by Walter Knoche, 1911 — Rapa Nui back tattoo by Walter Knoche — Old Viriamo, back view by Walter Knoche, 1911
Rapa Nui
By Walter Knoche · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooing on native woman, Easter Island (1891) — Rapa Nui facial tattoo by William J. Thomson — Tattooing on native woman, Easter Island (1891)
Rapa Nui
By William J. Thomson · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga — Cook Islands facial tattoo by George Baxter — Te po a Chief of Rarotonga
Cook Islands
By George Baxter · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Thigh moko — Māori leg tattoo — Thigh moko
Māori
By Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tā moko c1880 — Māori facial tattoo — Tā moko c1880
Māori
By unattributed · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Chef Maori - Maori chief with tattooed face 1998-23098-173 — Māori facial tattoo — Chef Maori - Maori chief with tattooed face 1998-23098-173
Māori
By Non identifié Unknown · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Container for tattoo tools, Pua Mau Valley, Marquesas Islands, Bishop Museum, B.05280 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Hiart — Container for tattoo tools, Pua Mau Valley, Marquesas Islands, Bishop Museum, B.05280
Marquesan
By Hiart · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Moko-caratteristico-tattoo-Maori — Māori facial tattoo by Francescalaz — Moko-caratteristico-tattoo-Maori
Māori
By Francescalaz · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooed maori with feathers in hair - page 280 — Māori facial tattoo by Muir & Moodie — Tattooed maori with feathers in hair - page 280
Māori
By Muir & Moodie · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Nuku Hiva Warrior1 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau — Nuku Hiva Warrior1
Marquesan
By Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Nuku Hiva Warrior2 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau — Nuku Hiva Warrior2
Marquesan
By Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Nuku Hiva warrior 1813 — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau — Nuku Hiva warrior 1813
Marquesan
By Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Veiqia design — Fijian historical tattoo illustration by Not definitely known, but from the collection of Anatole von Hügel — Veiqia design
Fijian
By Not definitely known, but from the collection of Anatole von Hügel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan tattoos — Samoan full-body tattoo by Kronocide~commonswiki — Samoan tattoos
Samoan
By Kronocide~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Jacques Arago — 'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago
Hawaiian
By Jacques Arago · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Veiqia design (complete) — Fijian historical tattoo illustration by Not definitely known, but from the collection of Anatole von Hügel — Veiqia design (complete)
Fijian
By Not definitely known, but from the collection of Anatole von Hügel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

PSM V42 D805 Tattooed maori chief — Māori facial tattoo — PSM V42 D805 Tattooed maori chief
Māori
By Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tatouage traditionnel Tahiti — Tahitian full-body tattoo by Saga70 — Tatouage traditionnel Tahiti
Tahitian
By Saga70 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

MANU Tahiti full leg — Tahitian leg tattoo by Tattoo worl info — MANU Tahiti full leg
Tahitian
By Tattoo worl info · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Le tatoueur Laurent Purotu à Moorea — Tahitian full-body tattoo by Poro amara — Le tatoueur Laurent Purotu à Moorea
Tahitian
By Poro amara · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

M. Radiguet, Guerriers Marquisiens — Marquesan historical tattoo illustration by Max Radiguet — M. Radiguet, Guerriers Marquisiens
Marquesan
By Max Radiguet · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga — Cook Islands facial tattoo by George Baxter — Te po a Chief of Rarotonga
Cook Islands
By George Baxter · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

HoneHeke1845 — Māori facial tattoo by Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 — HoneHeke1845
Māori
By Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Hariata Rongo — Māori facial tattoo by Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 — Hariata Rongo
Māori
By Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga — Cook Islands facial tattoo by Print made by Rev. John Williams (1796-1839), Printed by George Baxter, (1804-1867) — Te po a Chief of Rarotonga
Cook Islands
By Print made by Rev. John Williams (1796-1839), Printed by George Baxter, (1804-1867) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1) — Samoan leg tattoo by Augustin Krämer — Malu. Samoan Female Tattoo (1)
Samoan
By Augustin Krämer · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand — Samoan hand tattoo by Carl Heinrich Marquardt — Samoan Female Tattoo. Hand
Samoan
By Carl Heinrich Marquardt · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Self-portrait by Te Pehi Kupe — Māori facial tattoo by Te Pehi Kupe — Self-portrait by Te Pehi Kupe
Māori
By Te Pehi Kupe · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Te Puni Maori Chief — Māori facial tattoo by Charles Heaphy — Te Puni Maori Chief
Māori
By Charles Heaphy · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet — Hawaiian historical tattoo illustration by Jacques Arago and Freycinet — Tattooed Hawaiian Chief, Drawn by Jacques Arago, Artist with Freycinet
Hawaiian
By Jacques Arago and Freycinet · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons