Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II
Su'a Sulu'ape Paulo II ( – 25 November 1999) was a ''tufuga ta tatau'' (master tattooist) born in Matafa'a near Lefaga, Samoa but based in New Zealand since the 1970s.
Art New Zealand magazine, Issue 109, Exhibitions Wellington, article by Natalie Robertson and Neil Pardington He was born into one of the leading families of tattooists ''tufuga ta tatau'' in Samoa. The tattooists in these families, are loosely organized in a guild like system of master and apprentices. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries ''tufuga ta tatau'' were known internationally for their culturally distinctive and highly skilled work. The word tattoo is believed to have originated from the word ''tatau''. In the ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II
Su'a Sulu'ape Paulo II ( – 25 November 1999) was a ''tufuga ta tatau'' (master tattooist) born in Matafa'a near Lefaga, Samoa but based in New Zealand since the 1970s.
Art New Zealand magazine, Issue 109, Exhibitions Wellington, article by Natalie Robertson and Neil Pardington He was born into one of the leading families of tattooists ''tufuga ta tatau'' in Samoa. The tattooists in these families, are loosely organized in a guild like system of master and apprentices. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries ''tufuga ta tatau'' were known internationally for their culturally distinctive and highly skilled work. The word tattoo is believed to have originated from the word ''tatau''. In the ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]