Marquesan tattoos

A comprehensive guide to Marquesan tattoos: origins, history, meanings, common themes and tattoo ideas.

Tattoos are so ubiquitous around the world these days, it’s easy to barely even notice them at all. But there’s one place where the tattoos are so distinctive and artful they stand out from the inking seen anywhere else. That place is the remote and rugged Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.

Description, origin and purpose of Polynesian tattoos through the study of their symbolism

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So wearing a Marquesan tattoo is a way to show a distinction between the Polynesians, marking their rank and social importance.

Dmitry Babakhin — a tattoo artist from St. Petersburg, is a real Russian master of Polynesian tattoo. In his work, Dmitry specializes in the tattoo of the Marquesas Islands.

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So wearing a Marquesan tattoo is a way to show a distinction between the Polynesians, marking their rank and social importance.

So wearing a Marquesan tattoo is a way to show a distinction between the Polynesians, marking their rank and social importance.