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.
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.