An incomplete tattoo is a source of shame to the recipient and his extended family. When a Samoan boy decides to be tattooed (traditionally at the age of 12 or 13) his family gathers to meet.

Designs can be unique to the artist but always follow the same layout established thousands of years ago when Samoan tattooing was created. “The tattoo itself tells the story of the Samoan male ...

How the Samoan Tattoo Survived Colonialism. Several factors, from geography to group identity, helped this traditional body art endure—even as similar practices were lost in other cultures.

Nike said its Pro Tattoo Tech tight leggings were not available in the New Zealand market, where a large Samoan community exists. The tattoo design, known as a Pe'a, is culturally worn only be men.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Alex Rose has a story to tell, and you can see it on the growing tapestry that adorns his powerful body. Rose, a discus thrower from Grand Rapids, represented Samoa ...

Samoan-American Tracy Sialega-Fili worked with Hawaiian Airlines for nearly four years but was terminated this month after getting the tatau in May to honour her father, who has been seriously ill.

King Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were given a tour of the virtual "cultural village" in Samoa where they watched a woman grimace in pain as she was given a tattoo ...

A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s cultural heritage ...