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The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook: Practical guide to creating meaningful Polynesian tattoos
Having a hard time finding reliable info about Polynesian tattoos?
This book is designed as a practical guide that explains in a very clear and simple way how Polynesian tattoos are made, their main traditional symbols and meanings, and how they can be used to create a custom personal design.
It is beautifully crafted for easier consultation and a more enjoyable experience and it
The example tattoos are deconstructed into their main parts and then further into their basic elements to show exactly how they were designed in order to represent the desired meanings.
This is the perfect book for those who want to approach this art to create their first tattoo, or those who have one and want to know more about its meanings.
And now, it includes the PDF find out inside the book how to download it!
This book is designed as a practical guide that explains in a very clear and simple way how Polynesian tattoos are made, their main traditional symbols and meanings, and how they can be used to create a custom personal design.
It is beautifully crafted for easier consultation and a more enjoyable experience and it
The example tattoos are deconstructed into their main parts and then further into their basic elements to show exactly how they were designed in order to represent the desired meanings.
This is the perfect book for those who want to approach this art to create their first tattoo, or those who have one and want to know more about its meanings.
And now, it includes the PDF find out inside the book how to download it!
156 pages, Paperback
First published September 2, 2011
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June 19, 2023
A good introduction to Polynesian tattoo design, with some ideas around the meaning of symbols. I would recommend Volume 2, as it goes into more detail and provides more ideas by island if you're looking to design your own tatau.
November 4, 2015
Great guide for Polynesian tattoo ideas.
I'll be getting a poly-tat soon and was looking for some ideas to design my own. Some of my family is from the Melanesian islands, in particular Fiji and papua New guinea. As its hard to find traditional designs from these islands unless I go there, I am settling for some common oceanic tribal designs to create my tattoo. This book was extremely helpful and will guide me with creating my own unique life story telling tattoo.
I'll be getting a poly-tat soon and was looking for some ideas to design my own. Some of my family is from the Melanesian islands, in particular Fiji and papua New guinea. As its hard to find traditional designs from these islands unless I go there, I am settling for some common oceanic tribal designs to create my tattoo. This book was extremely helpful and will guide me with creating my own unique life story telling tattoo.
August 21, 2017
Fantastically Rich
This is such a well thought out and reverent book, well deserved of the sacred art form and important root of our Polynesian culture. I feel blessed to have found it, I learned so much!!
This is such a well thought out and reverent book, well deserved of the sacred art form and important root of our Polynesian culture. I feel blessed to have found it, I learned so much!!
September 15, 2016
Simple & Informative
The book contents are perfectly divided in such a way that this book can realistically used as a reference quide
The book contents are perfectly divided in such a way that this book can realistically used as a reference quide
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