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This kind of all face permanent tattoo, called Moko, is the pre-European traditional face marking by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Most high-ranking persons received Moko, and those wh

This kind of all face permanent tattoo, called Moko, is the pre-European traditional face marking by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Most high-ranking persons received Moko, and those who went without it were persons of lower soc.status.

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Date Taken: 11.2012
Date Uploaded: 11.2013
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