This picture shown above is from an engraving of a Tongan man's thigh. This picture, drawn from life during Captain Dumont d'Urvilles voyage of the Astrolabe, is the only visual account left of a traditional Tongan male tattoo. Captain d'Urville became immortalized later in life for his discovery of the Venus de Milo on Melos....Malo Aupito!
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ReplyDeletehi, sorry for being random, just came across your post and wanted to share these additional pictures of tongan tatau
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keep up the good work