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Ethnology of Tokelau Islands

Figure 23.—Tattoo designs: a, man's facial tattooing of bands (sei) across cheeks and row of dots between eyebrows; breast tattooing of anthropomorphic and arrowhead figures representing dead children of the person; arm tattooing of triangular figures with apex pointing toward body (from Lister); b, man's facial tattooing of arrows, and breast tatooing of anthropomorphic and geometric figures (from Wilkes); c, woman's facial tattooing of teeth (nifo ika) around lips; d, tattooing (lupe) around …

Figure 23.—Tattoo designs: a, man's facial tattooing of bands (sei) across cheeks and row of dots between eyebrows; breast tattooing of anthropomorphic and arrowhead figures representing dead children of the person; arm tattooing of triangular figures with apex pointing toward body (from Lister); b, man's facial tattooing of arrows, and breast tatooing of anthropomorphic and geometric figures (from Wilkes); c, woman's facial tattooing of teeth (nifo ika) around lips; d, tattooing (lupe) around waist of woman; e, designs of spearheads, dots and triangles on vertical line (from Wilkes).

Figure 23.—Tattoo designs: a, man's facial tattooing of bands (sei) across cheeks and row of dots between eyebrows; breast tattooing of anthropomorphic and arrowhead figures representing dead children of the person; arm tattooing of triangular figures with apex pointing toward body (from Lister); b, man's facial tattooing of arrows, and breast tatooing of anthropomorphic and geometric figures (from Wilkes); c, woman's facial tattooing of teeth (nifo ika) around lips; d, tattooing (lupe) around waist of woman; e, designs of spearheads, dots and triangles on vertical line (from Wilkes).