Explore: Tā Moko (uhi)

Tā moko is the permanent marking or tattooing as customarily practised by Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. It is one of the five main Polynesian

U-Haul U-Haul International, a US moving company An uhi is also the name for a tool used in tā moko, traditional Māori tattoo-like skin marking This disambiguation

as being at the "forefront" of the revival of tā moko. She has designed and inked traditional tā moko all over New Zealand, and many customers request

of tā moko for both men and women, as a sign of cultural identity and a reflection of the general revival of Māori language and culture. Most tā moko applied

Rangi Kipa (born 1966) is a New Zealand sculptor, carver, illustrator and tā moko (traditional Māori tattoo) artist. Kipa is a graduate of the Maraeroa Carving

2015 in New Lynn, before relocating to Corban Estate in July 2018. Uhi Tapu, a tā moko studio run by Mokonuiarangi Smith Winter Best, a winter music festival

The tattooing process was performed with bone needles and combs called uhi or iuhi made out of bird or fish bones. The ink was made out of natural products

Among the Māori of New Zealand, tattoos (moko) were originally carved into the skin using bone chisels (uhi) rather than through puncturing, as in usual

Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010. "Uhi Ta Moko (tattooing instruments)". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te