Orca:
Rapid~Strong
DESCRIPTION AND MEANING:
The killer whale symbolizes lethal and sudden attack, but also socializing. Killer whales go hunting in organized groups where every individual has a specific role. Their preys are the same of the great white shark, with whom the orca shares the killing efficiency.
This Polynesian styled orca was requested by Andrea.
A curiosity: the name orca comes from Orco, the Roman name of a demon of the underworld.
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Maori cosmology, whales are the descendants of Tangaroa, the god of the oceans. They were thought of in awe, as supernatural beings, and often deemed tapu, or sacred. Whales appear in the migration legends of many tribes. In some, whales were a sign indicating to a tribe that it should settle in a particular place.
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The indigenous relationship
Tattooing (tā moko)
Main article: Tā moko
Tā moko is the traditional Māori art of tattooing the skin; a moko is an instance of the art. Prior to colonization, most high-ranking persons received moko as an important milestone between childhood and adulthood, and those who went without them were perceived to have lower social status. The art was a sacred activity accompanied by many rites and rituals. Men generally received moko on their faces, buttocks and thighs, women on their lips and chins. The facial form gives details of the wearer's lineage, status, and origin.[83]
Historically, moko combined tattooing with scarification, in that the skin was carved with uhi[84] (chisels), not punctured. This left the skin with grooves rather than a smooth surface. Uhi were made from albatross bone and hafted to a handle.[85] Pigments were made from the awheto for the body colour, and ngarehu (burnt timbers) for the blacker face colour. The soot from burnt kauri gum was also mixed with fat to make pigment.[86] In the late 19th century uhi were gradually replaced with needles, and moko became smooth tattoos instead of textured scars.[87][88]
Since 1990 there has been a resurgence in the practice of tā moko for both men and women, as a sign of cultural identity and a reflection of the general revival of Māori language and culture. Most tā moko applied today is done using a tattoo machine, but there has also been a revival of the use of uhi.[89]
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