A Leaf from the Natural History of New Zealand
Tattooing
Tattooing.
E rewa, upper eyelid
Hotiki, tattooing on the forehead of females
Hupe, at the point of the nose; in the rima nasi
Kokoti, on the cheeks
Koroaha, on the lower maxilla; where the masseter lies
Korohaha, lower spirals of the cheeks
Moko, general name for the tattooed lines on the face
Ngu, at the summit of the nose
Paepae, on the malar bones
Pongiangia, at the wings of the nose
Puhoro, upper part of the thighs
Putaringa, on the ears
Rapa, posteriors
Rerepehi, tattooing on the cheek
Repi, lines from the nose to the chin
Rito, outer lines of the spirals on the posteriors
Ta, to tattoo
Tipai, untattooed face; a sign the man would be made a slave of
Titi, four lines on the middle of the forehead
Tiwana, over the brows and temples.