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Soldier is first to get approval for traditional Samoan hand tattoos
Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier's hands and ... are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional "tatau" found among the people of the Polynesian island country ...
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Handpoked tattoos: What is the ancient skin inking method? Is it safe?
Traditional Polynesian tattoos used a comb called “au” which was tapped with a mallet “sausau” to push the ink into the skin. Pushing ink into the skin by hand is an ancient practice.