Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, you've likely seen or heard about our tattoos ... Polynesian cultures and can be done on many parts of the body. Every symbol still has meaning ...
Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional "tatau" found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa.
Traditional Polynesian tattoos used a comb called “au” which was tapped with a mallet “sausau” to push the ink into the skin. Pushing ink into the skin by hand is an ancient practice.
Utah has unveiled this year's edition of the hand ... to the Polynesian culture that has shaped the program over the years, and former Utah player Isaac Asiata broke down the meaning behind ...