It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, many people who spend hours in tattoo parlors adding to their growing ...

“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 ...

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've likely seen or heard about our tattoos. Fun fact: the English word ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...