A tattooed rangatira (chief). The Maoris' innate love for the artistic is partly revealed in the intricate tattoed face and body patterns which they carried to a grotesque perfection. Apart from legend, it appears reasonably certain that the Maoris brought this strange art with them from Polynesia. Photo, Dominion Museum.
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Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 1, 18 July 1930, Page 3
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50A tattooed rangatira (chief). The Maoris' innate love for the artistic is partly revealed in the intricate tattoed face and body patterns which they carried to a grotesque perfection. Apart from legend, it appears reasonably certain that the Maoris brought this strange art with them from Polynesia. Photo, Dominion Museum. Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 1, 18 July 1930, Page 3
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