“Tatau: Marks of Polynesia” at Bishop Museum features the art, history and cultural significance of Samoan tattoos through a series of photographs by John Agcaoili. Pictured is the tattoo artwork of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Morgan Sloss / BuzzFeed Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, ...

You must not stand behind the artist, he said, going through a litany of restrictions that govern the traditional art of tattoo in Samoa. You may view respectfully from a distance, he said, but to ...

With nearly 180 images from photographer John Agcaoili, plus artifacts and tattoo instruments, Tatau examines both the cultural history of Samoan tattoos and the designs in modern times. The ...

After being fired for breaking Hawaiian Airlines' tattoo policy, Tracy Sialega-Fili, a Samoan-American customer care representative, is advocating for increased cultural understanding and acceptance ...

I lay on the mat of the open-air bungalow in Apia, Samoa, looking up at a gecko. As its tail quivered, I felt a sympathetic twitch in my leg. Su’a Sulu’ape Paulo III, the sixth-generation Samoan ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Alex Rose has a story to tell, and you can see it on the growing tapestry that adorns his powerful body. Rose, a discus thrower from Grand Rapids, represented Samoa in the ...