Marks of Mana Pt5 - The Evolution of Tatau
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2020
- In this final part of this award winning documentary we look at some of our most tapu forms of tatau and their meanings, and how these ancient marks have travelled across the Moana and still connect us today.
Marks of Mana Part 5 looks at the ways that Tatau stories connect all our Moana cultures and the different forms of these ancient patterns and meanings.
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the pe'a is not for chiefs. The pe’a for the taulealea who tautua i aiga nuu ma ekalesia. but if you see a makai or chief with a pe'a then you know he was once a young man raised rich of knowledge and courage because of his Tautua to his family, village, church and culture. only the brave young men get the pe'a. And only the brave young women get the malu, always ready to serve their family and their people and represent to the fullest. it's up to us to keep this tradition strong. educate the next generation. because change is inevitable
I love it! I’m Filipino and I have tribal tattoos all over my body. I’ve had it since I was a kid, passed on from generation to generation! My great grandfather was a village chief back in the days! Now my kids have it and my grandkids will get it also.. this is the way we represent our ancestors and who we are!!
We come from a rich history, powerful Kings, Queens and Chiefs..May our Polynesian Culture never die or fade away..May we continue to love and teach others of our Culture and our Journey..🇦🇸🇦🇸🤙🤙
Natives from the americas agreed with you , we also want that same thing. Love from that Americas to Country and Continent .
I love polynesian woman, they are tall, very big and strong woman.
Im mixed Samoan and Hispanic but my mom never taught me anything about Samoa or that culture 😕
Proud of this Cultural Heritage that is still being kept alive..
تحميل وتنزيل الآن الإسم عبده ناصر صالح الشور الاذاكر الهاتف خالص بي
@David soakai bdasr 623@
على اليمن صنعاء
I am so blown away by this documentary, It is such a powerful story, so beautifully made. I admire the conviction to return to your roots, to reclaim your culture, your own body, the certainty of knowing what pattern to commit to for a lifetime. What image to imprint in the outer shell of your person for all to see and know something about you and your heritage.
Awesome insight to this, so much culture to the female side of tattooing-tattooist. The way these women speak on the tattoos they wear, you feel a strong sense of pride and history from them. Beautiful stuff🤙🏽
In Fiji theres a river close to our village which is named after a black ink where ladies in the olden days used to do their tattoos that village name still remains today "Naloaloa" meaning black .
Where bout in fiji is NaLoaloa ?
Koro cava beka Qori?
I thought it was wailoaloa beach in Nadi 😅
@kaiviti qaqa okoya mean taka beka jiko nona blackie
Much love from The Philippines 🧡🇵🇭
Ay shitt Love and respect to the Pacific I'm an Aboriginal and half Torres strait man I love how the story is told in this video RESPECT THE CULTURE 👊🏾👍🏾🤙🏾💙
Indigenous Tattoo traditions of Polynesia in one place at the same time celebrating their cultures is truly amazing to see
BEAUTIFUL!!! People of the Pacific Islanders always smiling,,, beautiful and lovely❤
What I love about our poly queens when they rep their native tatau, they look strong fearless and fine as hell.
Mana reflects everything you Do and everything you are ❤
The Christian Faith has changed that when Christianity came to the Islands
Women are not suppose to have a tattoo at all, regarding Tonga & only men who are still very into tattoos in the Islands
Until I came to Aotearoa & saw how much most women here, has tattoos & Samoas aswel
They're unique in their own ways, the natives and our story's, the Pacific tales & real live's stories
I agree they think this very popular but is not ..In God’s eye was very stupid
Christianity change a lot of cultures in the history to the point where tradition may not be true or accurate down to the letter.
Christianity is created to divert us from the TRUTH xxx
@@corrinetaylor6471 Jesus Christ is the only TRUTH👊
Yeah, we were eating each other before Christianity brought the Truth of Yeshua Hamashiac to our shores and with it peace and prosperity. I for one, don’t want to go back to the savage ways.
Beautiful, the story of the Samoan tatau came from the daughters of Tui Manu'a the first king of Samoa 🇦🇸🇼🇸
Wonderful.
And what were the daughters names?
@@pitatua5345 Rachel and Brittany
Michael De La Cruz 🤣🤣
And the first Tui Manua of Samoa was the son of the last Tui Pulotu from Fiji
@@lanietuimabu428 No he wasn't the son of Tui Pulotu, Tui Manu'a umiti was the son of Tagaloalagi the one who created Tui Tonga Tui A'ana Tui Atua Tui Fiti Tui Ha'apai Tui Vava'u Tui Tuvalu Tui Tokelau and more.
How fascinating that there’s a lot of similarities the Philippines and the Pacific Islanders...
Even the word tattoo is also similar, Tatau - Pacific Islanders, TaTu - Philippines 😊👍🏼🇵🇭❤️
Actually tatak in Philippines
Absolutely beautiful❤️😁 Much love from 692 🇲🇭
My ancestors also had tatoos in the old days,especially women but this nolonger occurs. In ambae island,Vanuatu.
Proud of my Samoan Culture spread to the pacific Pe'a and Malu even word Tatau original 👏 from samoa 🇼🇸 We're originated from Samoa and American samoa.
Tatau in Fijians means " farewell" or "farewell advice"
@@AlhamdulilJesus yeah but its diffrent in our culture, eh people always bring up what their meanings r in diffrent cultures man just relax
Wowwwww!!! love this video... very powerful 😍
Thanks for the video. Great story. Loved it! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Very attractive tattoos with various histories, it's good you people still practice your cultural practices, really love the diamond shaped tattoo.
In fiji tatau means aide-memoire...something, usually written, that helps you to remember something....also include a formal speech with a yaqona ceremony usually done to mark your departure before your loved ones
Maru is beautiful... and makes me proud that we have similar tattoo rituals. Rarotonga is such a beautiful culture.
The sogaimiti did not originate from “Fiji” it originated from Fitiuta in Manu’a .
Maukigoa o oe se magu'a
I thought tatau was originally from fiji???
Ummmmm
Yes from the daughters of king Tui Manu'a the first king of Samoa 🇼🇸🇦🇸
Wrong
I Really Love Polynesian People. Im From Different Country Myself, Who Used To Never Speak Any English. I Used To Be With Polynesian Samoan Girl & Used To Live With Their Family For a Long Time, They Helped Me Allot In Hard Times & Even Thought Me English. Very Good People. I Like Their Culture, Similar To Ours Somehow. Especially Cooking, Just Like My Mama Cooks, Very Delicious And Big Portions. Miss My Polynesian Samoan Family.
How is this relevant to the tattoos, namu?
Beautiful stories. Herstories.
Aww wow Therese Mangos, haven't seen your face in over a decade :) And had no idea you had a Maru :O Alofa atu Therese xxx
This is beautiful I never knew this 🌊 🙏 🤙
Mi Admiración y Respeto por esta cultura !!!! Saludos desde Venezuela.
This is amazing.. ilove this video, Filipino here🇵🇭
I never knew that Fijians did this. It's amazing to know that this was practiced once; it's sad that it's lost.
sis look up veiqia project and a book written by Karren Jacobs " Not a grass skirt. Ira na kai samoa kau mai viti nodra malu
Na marama ni Viti ga e caka vua na samuqawe se na iqia (na veiqia). There's evidence of this, visit the Fiji Museum, so you can see the "samuqawe" on the young ladies. Every etching is a mark and a meaning in a woman's life, more like the rites of passage. My great grandmother had elaborate & detailed designs from under her breast right to her thighs. Yes the private parts too were covered😉. Check the Veiqia Project. Sa malo.
If you read some of the Fiji history books, it’s actually a good thing women no longer did tattooing. Girls who came of age were required to tattoo their genital areas.
I am proud to be a Polynesians my Peoples of the South Pacific!! ♥️
Nice sounding finger picking of sau fuga sona toward the end.
Beautifully shot and explained
Wow this is Deep... awesome video
Beautiful and powerful. Proud poly here
such a great thing , never forget your culture xoxox
This is so beautiful ❤️
aye much love from palau micronesia fam 💪🏾
Very beautiful, l love it🇹🇱🙏
the Maori whu explainz it 1st is a very beautiful way of explaining the ink linked between the polynesian culture/world
Loved that Black Rose opening song
Awesome stuff.
Not against foreigners putting our culture and history on their body because it looks cool etc.It just doesn't make sense having our stories and history inked on their body,instead maybe we need more of our tattoo artist who really know the meaning of the patterns and journeys told on our skin to explain first to any non Pacific Islander/Filipino etc. what it means,why we have it inked on our body and the history,maybe then they would realise it's more then just a cool art style tattoo and lean towards getting something else that explains their own journeys in life.This is our history books our stories,a guide that needs to be passed down to the next generations so they know where we come from and keep the culture,tradition alive.
Those marks are fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
The truth is they all just want it for show smh there was a time when getting your Malu & Pea meant something. Like you actually knew how to speak the native Tongue, Nowadays these Samoans want them for show & Sugarcoating it with “Its our culture, it’s our right” smfh...If you understand where I’m coming from than you won’t be offended by this post.
If they want to have it just for show...I think its fine....it still shows what it represents
As a Māori, I agree. Too many plastics who have no real love for our cultures just getting them for looks. People too scared of being judged by the white man so the mindset is 95% just for looks 5% for culture when it should be the opposite.
The most embarassment I felt was when someone took a photo of a Samoan lady who was taking wallets and pickpocketing people at the local shops in my area and she had a malu like bruh you'd think they'd be more conscious of how they conducted themselves especially with something so sacred on them.
I totally agree. Getting a pe'a or malu was a right of passage and NOT a privilege. It wasn't just given to just anybody. NOT everyone was entitle to have one whenever they feel like it. It was only meant for royalties. A chief's son can get a pe'a and daughter (taupou), a malu. It wasn't a FREE for all. And it was done the old fashion (traditional) way. NOT with the electric tattoo machine. Nowadays, anyone and everyone are getting one-- just for looks. NOT necessarily bc they want to identify as one of us and connect to our ancestors and our roots. Mostly, for show. (And don't send me any negative comments, bc I hit a nerve. You know who you are.😂)
Honestly they seem like palagi hipsters or hippies, how about they learn to speak the language first. I grew up in Fiji that also had a tatau culture before Christianization, only young girls got it on their pubic area, Tongan legends attribute its origin to a Fijian princess but notice they dont include Fiji in the palagi definition of Polynesia, in Fiji we just call it Pasifika.
Centre of the Universe indeed 😆👏🏽👏🏽yea yea true true 🤔😆
Beautiful 😍
I love all the work you are doing on Tatau! Could anyone point me to resources on the tatau that women in pre-christian Tonga used to wear? Malo ‘aupito ❤️
Wanting to know the same.
Lots of Love people's....... Mahalo Aloha , wonkan tonkan , We come From 1 . Tangatamanu🦅
This shit gives me goosebumps!!! I’m a proud Polynesian....chheereeooooouuuu...
BEAUTIFUL
This is a beautiful video...but, why are there not darker Samoan women who also have malu, not featured in this video? They also are beautiful, and the original color of our people were golden bronze (naturally tanned) before our blood was mixed with European and Asian. Just asking a question...I'm not hating in any kind of way, but lately I've been seeing video's that always portray our Samoan women, as lighter skin women, which that isn't all true. In this day and age we come in all colors, and we still have some beautiful looking golden bronze (naturally tanned) women that also needs to be featured in films when talking about our Samoan history.
In old Samoan culture the taupou was sheltered indoors and restricted to go outside in the sun. Samoans prized the fair skinned taupous and kept them indoors. This practice faded as the islands were colonized.
Its really sad to see that my Fijian people aren't practicing this anymore due to christianity 😥😥
same for Micronesians. 😞
Mana Whenua Mana Wahine Toa
❤️💛💚☮️
Why do they only have light skinned islanders on? Where are all the beautiful dark skin women?
Maybe it's because most of Polynesians are lightskinned🤷
Racist much
@@chrisa2612 most arent its the mixed who are light skin
This was filmed in NZ. It's a cold country so maybe that had something to do with it.
The coastal people (motu) of papua New Guinea who built double hull canoes with sails for trade purposes had their ladies tattoo themselves, also along the southern coast of png, the ladies also had tattoos, a practise that had been done for 100s of years. These are people that look more Polynesians.
I'm here..do you know that the Motu people of PNG came from Moturiki island Fiji?..That's why they looked Polynesian because there were three different characteristics of people lived in Fiji in the ancient days accordingly to our verbal history.One of them Looked like the Fijians of today(so called Melanesian s),one looked like the so called Polynesians,Micronesians which had Red Indian type of art on their double hull canoes nd the third type of people had lighter skinned like the Rotumans,Indo Europeans (Greeks,Lebanese,Turkish, Italians..albinos of today). Archaeological findings on Moturiki,Fiji also shows a Polynesian looked womans face after her face had been reconstructed in Japan.The Motu tribes arrival in PNG must be the same migratory patterns which took the Samoa people into the interior of PNG,nd the Korowai tribe.In Fiji we have the Korowaiwai tribe in most islands of Fiji(including Moturiki) nd that old name Samoa land in Wakaya(Lomaiviti) nd the ancient house mound of Dakuisamoa in Nairai..All those islands,Moturiki,Nairai nd Wakaya are in the Lomaiviti group.So as the Fijian names in Maluku islands nd Indonesia at the west of PNG,names like,Bulotu,Pulotu,Bulu,Buli,Buru,Anabau or Babau(East Timor)..There's a spiritual island paradise called Burotukula(reddish orange Burotu)used to be seen floating around the Fiji Islands in the past..It's underwater origin is in Vuniivilevu (south end of Moturiki).And it still has its spiritual guardian cherub on a high sandbank who usually shows up with its big flashes of lights that intiates by flames of fire in dark nights.That is to show us the way if we loose corse at sea towards Moturiki island.
Beautiful
Yeah! Filipino cousins! We got a 102-year-old woman from the headhunting days still tattooing visitors.
The voyage to colonise the islands across the pacific seems to have started from the Philippines or Taiwan.
Long live the legacy of Mana
Can't wait to get my moko kauae
I love the Polynesian culture and the people are very happy and lovely feed they cook gen
along w the dance of life skin artistry is high up there on the list
Wow amazing 💛
Love it. Love 💕🤩 you
Love you auntie Kalala.
So beautiful
Magnifique tatouage respect 🌺🌴👣🌊
More research should be done for Papuans in Papua New Guinea as well.
Fijians do not call Tattoos "TATAU"..... its Traditional name is "Samuqawe" or qawe in short.... Not all Fijian Provinces practiced Tattooing only certain few.....
Ask my late Great Grands who share the " i Tukuni" with me.
I love our pasefika
Beautiful documentary 💯
Great. Women are beautiful with their tattoos even more beautiful
The "Ring of Fire" countries are all related in regards to Tatau..
11:53 Jennifer Farani...absolutely beautiful
Awesome
Aloha, talofa, and rananim to u all in peace and love! 🙏💜🤙
AUSTRONESIA!!!!
Meaningful and beautiful. Looks prettier than American ppl tattoo lol
Respect...
Hell, yeah. Allot people from island don't do tribal tattoos due the huge influence of foreign countries mostly western countries influences. But Micronesia is coming back to reclaim our ancestors cultures. The way I see all pacific islanders are related.
it is more than an hour now my comments, so am going to delete it now
The Malu looks so beautiful !!!
My like you full body sexi
Greetings from Indonesia
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Tatau is the Samoan word for a prominent tattoo worn by high chiefs around the waist, down to the knees. When white colonialists first tried to say tatau they would say tattoo, hence where this word originated from.
do you samoans try to claim everything from the pacific because yous have very little culture
@@steveboy7302 word 😁
@UCIdIRGpESQIFNOv_UydPQgg actually Samoans have a rich culture til this day you dummy..
@@steveboy7302and what culture do you even have only envy and jelousy is your culture 😢
Wow i like
Good video
Seka nice moko cuzzy
Goal is to get traditional Hawaiian tattoo with my daughter 💕
Marks of "Mana"?
I wish certain individuals both men & women with the pe'a and malu would actually ACT with dignity while carrying it. It comes with responsibility.
Public drunk & disorderly displays of folks with the tatau is both shocking disappointing and the reason why the tatau was originally just limited to people of nobility, or those who deserved it. Not just those who had come up with couple of grand it takes to "get one".
Now its just a free for all and in those cases has lost its "mana" on disrespectful people who should never have received it in the first place.
Facts..its history of tatau is sacred..and if anybody is just getting it for the heck of it..it would lose its meaning..
Only the malu was limited to certain people. Only the taupou daughter of the village Sa'o could get it. Most taulelea were able to get malofie. But yes agree with everything you said.
Massive
❤️PASEFIKA..POLYNESIAN PRIDE🇼🇸🇳🇿🇳🇺🇫🇯🇨🇰🇦🇸🇵🇫🇹🇴❤️
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Notice no curves just patterns made from straight lines.
@Natalie Letoa I was differentiating between the use of a tattoo gun and the traditional method,
With the tattoo gun you can do curves,
The traditional method patterns are made from straight lines,
That is how you can tell the difference between a tattoo done with a gun they have curves while traditional method patterns are made up from straight lines,
Now you can identify a real tattoo done the traditional way and a normal everyday tattoo done with a gun experiencing no pain there for no gain.
Amazing how God allows
You to learn something new every day isn't it,
It's called Wisdom,
YAHAUA BLESS
@@frankbrunt-sinapati6509 nah you're wrong. Māori and Sāmoa curve their lines, with their traditional ways of tattoo.
You were seen as a real professional, if you knew how to curve lines.
@@____________3321 not many if any evidence of the professionals your on about
Samoan Malu. All are beautiful ❤
Wow
Your tattoos mean nothing if you don’t respect and serve your community, especially in traditional matters. If you cannot do these, then you’re just superficial and a showoff.
Saturday - August 22, 2020.
That true culture is important and our History too
Well spoken.
Like it conten beautiful tatto 👍👍😎