As a result, Samoan tattoo artists must have great cultural knowledge as well as skill. Charles was dressed Samoan-style for his visit today as he ditched his trademark suit for a short-sleeved ...

Skin Stories first travels to Samoa, visiting the International Tattoo Convention, bringing Samoans together with U.S. "mainlanders" and others from around the globe in a celebration of the art of ...

In the US, it is a commercial art where you go into a tattoo parlor and pick something off the wall. But in Samoa and New Zealand you couldn't get a tattoo without permission from certain people such ...

It requires Samoan tattoo artists not only to have great skill but also great cultural knowledge. The tattoo display took place as the King and Queen were shown a virtual “cultural village ...

the King and Queen watched a woman having a traditional Samoan tattoo etched on her leg, in an art known as “Tatau”. John Lemisio, a tattooist, showed the King his family, showcasing the ...