Marks of Mana (2021)

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These age old symbols of the Moko Kauae, the Fijian Veiqia, the Papuan Tep Tok and the Samoan Malu were made to celebrate the significance of the female role, but many were also created by female tatau artists. 'Marks of Mana' explores the female history of tatau in our cultures, and the meaning behind these patterns linked like a necklace around the Moana.

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00:12THE MAFUA ANGA LE NEI NAILUA

00:16O LETANGAU LETA TAU XI SAMUA

00:21O LEMALANGA ANTAI DETO ALUA

00:27you

01:04The goddesses Te Ma and Tila Thay Nga,

01:11they swam the oceans to fiti to learn the ancient knowledge of Te Tau,

01:19given by women, worn by women.

01:32On their journey back to Samoa,

01:34they emerged seasick and confused.

01:42And their story got reversed.

01:46When they reached Savani,

01:49they told that it was the men who got the Te Tau, the Peta.

02:00But a Te Tau for women still survived.

02:05The Malu.

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