Many great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of the great ancient civilizations: Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, China, Ancient Greece, Rome, as well as Inca, Maya, and Olmec.
Ta Moko was like a history of a person's achievements and represented their status in their tribe.t was a huge honour for people to have Ta Moko. Ta Moko was worn by both men and women. It was applied to the face and buttocks of men, and to the chin, lips and shoulders of women. Depending on their ranking, they may also have Ta Moko on their face.
February 21, 2012. In the Maori society of New Zealand, there is a more than two-thousand year old custom called Ta Moko. Ta Moko is the process of what we would traditionally call tattooing (tattoo being a derivative of the Samoan word âtatauâ, which described the sound of the tattooing process), and was a signature part of the Maori culture.