Garden Grove's A-Town tattoo shop is one of the only places in the country to offer customers a proper Samoan tatau — a practice dating back generations.

Samoan tattoos, known as tatau, date back roughly 2,000 years. In addition to decorating the body, tatau historically had a societal role, signifying rank and identifying chiefs and clans.

“Tatau: Marks of Polynesia,” at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles July 30-Jan. 8, looks at the Samoan practice of tattoo and how the patterns and motifs of these wo… ...

An Army captain earlier this year became the first soldier to be granted approval to display the traditional ink.

“Tatau: Marks of Polynesia” at Bishop Museum features the art, history and cultural significance of Samoan tattoos through a series of photographs by John Agcaoili.

While women historically play a significant role in the story of tattooing in Samoa, as a female Tufuga, Tyla Vaeau is a rarity in the male-dominated art form.

With its cultural heritage suffering erosion due to technology and outside influence, Samoa is racing to preserve some of its most important traditions and practices. One of them is ‘Tatau’, a ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s ...

Utah’s Pacific Islander community celebrates opening of ‘Tatau’ exhibition The exhibition, highlighting the history and culture of Samoan tattooing, will be featured at UMFA through December.

Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, you've likely seen or heard about our tattoos. Fun fact: the English word "tattoo" actually comes ...