Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional “tatau” found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Alex Rose has a story to tell, and you can see it on the growing tapestry that adorns his powerful body. Rose, a discus thrower from Grand Rapids, represented Samoa ...

Op-Ed: New product echoes the history of Polynesian art and tattoos (Includes interview and first-hand account) By. Jonathan Farrell. Published. December 6, 2015 ...