When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams’ renowned images documenting a great Polynesian
art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu‘ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of
modern Sāmoan tattooing. A brilliantly innovative and often controversial man, he saw tatau as an art of
international importance. Tatau documented his practice, and that of other tufuga ta tatau, in the contexts
of Polynesian tattooing, Sāmoan migrant communities and New Zealand art.
Long out-of-print, this revised and extended new edition, with its handsome large format and texts by
distinguished scholars, makes a cultural treasure available once more.

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