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Tangi ke, tangi ke, tangi ke rava

Wednesday 12 September 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

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Tangi ke, tangi ke, tangi ke rava
Famed New Zealand Maori anthropologist Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck) described Mangaian face tattoos in his book, “Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands.” 18091127

Dear Editor, I have been following with interest the missives in CINews regarding the culture of facial tattoos in the Cook Islands.

Dear Editor, I have been following with interest the missives in CINews regarding the culture of facial tattoos in the Cook Islands.


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