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A face that states a descent.
Also known as: Maori facial marking, Moko
The Māori marking of the skin, carrying the wearer's descent, standing and history.
Marks the wearer's descent, standing and history in Māori tradition.
Contexts: History, Public information
The face is divided into zones each relating to a different aspect of descent, so a moko is read as a statement about a specific person and is not a design chosen for appearance.
Contexts: History, Public information
Because each moko is specific to its wearer there is no general key to the motifs and there could not be one; tables of motif meanings offered outside the tradition are inventions.
No general motif key exists; a moko is specific to its wearer.
Contexts: History, Public information
Curvilinear spiral and scroll figures cut or applied to the skin, laid out on the face in defined zones each associated with a different line of descent.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.