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856K views · 196 reactions | "The head is the most sacred part of the body. To choose to wear Tā moko, where I'm from, it's deep - the whole world is looking at you". Traditional Maori tattoo art or Tā moko has seen a revival in recent years. | BBC Arts | Facebook

🎬 Remembering Julien Duvivier We honor the great French director Julien Duvivier and his timeless film Pépé le Moko (1937). In the heart of Algiers’ Casbah hides Pépé, a charismatic gangster doomed to a fate he cannot escape. Duvivier crafts a world where streets, alleys, and shadows become characters themselves, and tragic love turns into an eternal motif of French cinema. 🌟 Jean Gabin embodies the archetype of the “poetic hero of destiny,” and the film’s aesthetic influenced Hollywood noir,

New year, new tattoo? 樂 Discover the history of tā moko, tatau, tattoo and more in NZ On Screen's Body Art Collection. https://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/body-art | NZ On Screen | Facebook

1.3K views · 34 reactions | “I tino pōuri awau” - Joni Brooking. Tērā tētahi wahine Māori mau moko kauae i pātaitia kia wehe i tētahi papa tākaro nā tana moko kauae te take. I kōrero mātou ki a Joni Brooking, he tohunga tā moko, mō te tapu me te ihi me te wehi o tēnei taonga, te moko kauae. | Te Karere | Facebook