Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas 1.0
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Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas tattoo of Samoa
Tattoos, or pe'a, demonstrate the strong ties many Samoans feel for their culture. Samoans have practiced the art of tattooing both men and women for over 2,000 years. To this day, a man's tattoo extensively covers from mid-back, down the sides and flanks, to the knees. A woman's tattoo is not quite as extensive or heavy. The geometric patterns are based on ancient designs, and often denote rank and status. The va'a or canoe, for example, stretches across a man's mid-back.
Samoan oral tradition generally recognizes that two Fijian women, Taema and Tilafaiga, introduced the practice of tattooing. Before the arrival of Christian missionaries, starting in 1830, all Samoan males got a traditional tattoo. Though the early missionaries did not succeed in outlawing the practice, which they considered as defacement of the human body and heathenish, they eventually succeeded in refocusing the custom on the sons of chiefs.
Samoan tattoos feature a lot of shells. These are mostly turtle shells which represent longevity, fertility, wellness and peace. At other times it shows sea shells which symbolize shields, protection and intimacy. They also use the ‘Marquesan cross’, which symbolizes the delicate balance between the different elements of nature. There are several other such typical symbols that are used by Samoan tattoos. These tattoos are generally widespread and cover large lengths of your body.
About Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas
Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas is a free app for Android published in the Screen Capture list of apps, part of Graphic Apps.
The company that develops Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas is TaanderAPP. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0.
To install Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2015-07-31 and was downloaded 2 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas as malware as malware if the download link to com.apicinfo.samoantattoossideas is broken.
How to install Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Samoan Tattoos Design Ideas will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
