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.
Moko Meaning. Ta Moko or the facial tattoo has been practiced for over a thousand years by Maori people. It was used as a form of identification, rank, genealogy, tribal history, eligibility to marry, marks of beauty and much more.Both men and women could be marked with ta moko, which were different in shapes and meanings.a Moko or the facial tattoo has been practiced for over a thousand years by Maori people.
Mochi-ko is a glutinous rice flour, it is made from mochigome(glutinous, short grain rice). Glutinous rice is washed, dried and then ground very fine. Mochiko is used for making mochigashi (all kinds of mochi-based sweets).It is more complicated to use at home then the other glutinous rice flour called shiratama-ko, this is more elastic.In Germany you can get Japanese mochiko flour at Dae Yang (online), in USA there is a brand from Koda Farms.ã¡ ã¨ãã Mochitori-ko is a mixture of starch and mochiko (not a special mochi flour), it is mostly used to prevent mochi cakes to stick to everything.