Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Cultural practice
Tattooing tradition |
| gptkbp:ageOfInitiation |
Adolescence or adulthood
|
| gptkbp:culturalTaboo |
Incomplete tatau
|
| gptkbp:duration |
Several days to weeks
|
| gptkbp:genderSpecificForm |
Malu (female)
Pe'a (male) |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Pre-colonial era to present
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Samoan tatau (tattooing)
|
| gptkbp:inkSource |
Soot from burnt candlenut
|
| gptkbp:motif |
Geometric patterns
Symbolic designs |
| gptkbp:painLevel |
High
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
Tufuga ta tatau (master tattooist)
|
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Samoan_people
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Samoa
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Polynesian tattooing
|
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
Infection
|
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:ritual
Symbol of cultural identity |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
Courage
Family honor Service to community |
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_(proposed)
|
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:au_(tattooing_comb)
mallet |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Properties
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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