This photo shows a woman's tattoo known as a tatau and it reflects rank or status. The patterns are not as extensive as a the men's. In this photo, I have masked it, applied hue/saturation adjustments as well as photo filter and emboss effect so that the patterns stand out... finally I applied photo filter to give it that cartoonish look.
This is a zoomed in/enlarged version of a man's pea. It shows the pattern specifically with the canoe pattern stretched from the mid back. Same techniques were applied with photo filter finishing it off with a cartoonish look. All these tattoos are done by a tufuga and only descendents of the tattoo tribe can share these privileges.
1 comment:
great art work.. what a tradition! others in class would love top see this...
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