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11 November 2022

Black-streaked faces not so ‘fake’

Thursday 6 September 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

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Black-streaked faces not so ‘fake’
Tattooed face of Tuhuna Tuakika: Karl Von den Steinen - Volume 1 Tattooing: a history of the island group and a comparative introduction to the Polynesian custom, 1925. The use of face tattoos in the Cook Islands may have resulted this country's ancient links with the Marquesan Islands, says Thomas Wynne. 18090515

Dear Editor, I read with interest the comments made by letter writer “Ie-ko-ko” in Monday’s CINews with regard to the “black streaked faces” seen in some Te Maeva Nui performances last month.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the comments made by letter writer “Ie-ko-ko” in Monday’s CINews with regard to the “black streaked faces” seen in some Te Maeva Nui performances last month.


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