Koru Tatau

§ Work · the archive

The archive.

168 pieces selected from more than twenty years of work — nowhere near all of them. Sleeves, chests, backs, armbands and bodysuits in Polynesian tribal, Māori (kirituhi) and Samoan (tatau).

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Sleeve
77Sleeve
Shoulder
58Shoulder
Chest
23Chest
Arm
24Arm
Armband
8Armband
Back
8Back
Leg
16Leg
Hand
2Hand

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