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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 82. Chapters: Aitu, Alii, Ama (sailing), Ama (title), Architecture of Samoa, Atua, Beach fale, Fa'afafine, Fa'amatai, Fa'asamoa, Fa'ataupati, Fa'a Samoa, Fagogo, Fiafia, Fire knife, Kava, Lava-lava, Lei (garland), Luau, Malu, Mana, Maulu'ulu, Mau movement, Moana (film), O le Ao o le Malo, Palagi, Pate (instrument), Pe'a, Puletasi, Samoan language, Samoan plant names, Samoan proverbs, Samoan tālā, Samoa 'ava ceremony, Sasa (dance), Siva Samoa, Siva Tau, Talofa, Tao (spear), Tapa cloth, Tapu (Polynesian culture), Taro, Tattoo, Taualuga, Tusitala, Va'a, 'aiga, 'ie toga. Excerpt: A tattoo is a form of body modification, made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The first written reference to the word, "tattoo" (or Samoan "Tatau") appears in the journal of Joseph Banks, the naturalist aboard Captain Cook's ship the HMS Endeavour: "I shall now mention the way they mark themselves indelibly, each of them is so marked by their humor or disposition." The word "tattoo" was brought to Europe by the explorer James Cook, when he returned in 1771 from his first voyage to Tahiti and New Zealand. In his narrative of the voyage, he refers to an operation called "tattaw." Before this it had been described as scarring, painting, or staining. Whole back tattoo, USA 2007 A trompe-l'oeil spider tattooTattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures, particularly in Asia, and spread throughout the world. The Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, traditionally had facial tattoos. Today, one can find Atayal, Seediq, Truku, and Saisiyat of Taiwan, Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Yoruba, Fulani and Hausa people of Nigeria, and Māori of New Zealand with facial tattoos. Tattooing spread among Polynesians and among certain tribal groups in Africa, Borneo, Cambodia, Europe, Japan, the Mentawai...
