O le tatatau: an examination of certain aspects of Samoan tattooing to the present

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1973
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McGrevy, Nöel L.
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Pacific Islands Studies
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Between the 1820s and the 1970s, the practice of Polynesian tattooing has disappeared from all of its former island homes save Western Samoa. The discovery of this intriguing fact compelled the author to research Samoan tattooing to discover its origins a
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M. A. University of Hawaii at Manoa 1973
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-109).
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Tattooing., Samoan Islands--Social life and customs.
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viii, 109 leaves. illustrations
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Theses for the degree of Master of Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Pacific Islands Studies
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