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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 71.—Tattoo motifs from Mangaia. a, puwakewake: on chest, shoulder and upper arm. b, manuta'i: encircles forearm with lower points toward hand; c, motupoki: curved double line following curve of hand between thumb and forefinger with ends on proximal phalanx of thumb and forefinger; d, e, ruru or kau: around wrist below manuta'i with points toward fingers; f, mokora: crosses on back of hand and fingers; g, pa'oro: on lower leg from knee to ankle; h, vava'anga: just above knee; i, pote'a: …

Figure 71.—Tattoo motifs from Mangaia. a, puwakewake: on chest, shoulder and upper arm. b, manuta'i: encircles forearm with lower points toward hand; c, motupoki: curved double line following curve of hand between thumb and forefinger with ends on proximal phalanx of thumb and forefinger; d, e, ruru or kau: around wrist below manuta'i with points toward fingers; f, mokora: crosses on back of hand and fingers; g, pa'oro: on lower leg from knee to ankle; h, vava'anga: just above knee; i, pote'a: on thigh above vava'anga in sets of four to encircle limb; j, tuata'iti: mesial lines along spine and oblique lines extending to mid-axillary line; resembles Aitutaki manuta'i motif (fig. 70, d); k, maurua: named after a star and tattooed on abdomen and other parts; 1, purauti: face motif with curved base toward ear and apex toward nose; m, ngutu (lip): female pattern on upper lip; n, poe rauti: face pattern with point toward ear; o, mokomoko: heel pattern of curved line on either side of tendo Achillis.

Figure 71.—Tattoo motifs from Mangaia. a, puwakewake: on chest, shoulder and upper arm. b, manuta'i: encircles forearm with lower points toward hand; c, motupoki: curved double line following curve of hand between thumb and forefinger with ends on proximal phalanx of thumb and forefinger; d, e, ruru or kau: around wrist below manuta'i with points toward fingers; f, mokora: crosses on back of hand and fingers; g, pa'oro: on lower leg from knee to ankle; h, vava'anga: just above knee; i, pote'a: on thigh above vava'anga in sets of four to encircle limb; j, tuata'iti: mesial lines along spine and oblique lines extending to mid-axillary line; resembles Aitutaki manuta'i motif (fig. 70, d); k, maurua: named after a star and tattooed on abdomen and other parts; 1, purauti: face motif with curved base toward ear and apex toward nose; m, ngutu (lip): female pattern on upper lip; n, poe rauti: face pattern with point toward ear; o, mokomoko: heel pattern of curved line on either side of tendo Achillis.