Maori Chief with Ta Moko (1784)

MaoriTattoo.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Maori Chief with Ta Moko (1784)

Subject

Intangible Heritage

Description

This image depicts a traditional Maori chief with full-face Ta Moko, created by Sydney Parkinson in 1784. It represents the sacred and social identity of Maori individuals and is a valuable visual record of early Maori tattoo traditions.

Source

is51102025

Date

1784

Contributor

zhangdi

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Still Image

Date Submitted

03/25/2025 04:51:18 pm

License

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Medium

Wikipedia (Creative Commons)

Spatial Coverage

current,-41.2865,174.7762;

Europeana

Is Shown At

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81_moko#/media/File:MaoriChief1784.jpg

Object

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81_moko#/media/File:MaoriChief1784.jpg

Europeana Rights

Sydney Parkinson

Europeana Type

IMAGE

Still Image Item Type Metadata

DescriptionEN

This image depicts a traditional Maori chief with full-face Ta Moko, created by Sydney Parkinson in 1784. It represents the sacred and social identity of Maori individuals and is a valuable visual record of early Maori tattoo traditions.

Citation

“Maori Chief with Ta Moko (1784),” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3515.

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