TATAU: Sāmoan Tattooing, Cosmopolitans, Global Culture

2—3pm

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Join Te Papa Senior Curator of Pacific Cultures Dr Sean Mallon as he explores the significance and impact of tatau, its deep-rooted connections to identity, power and gender, and its evolution in the face of colonialism, cultural appropriation and globalisation.

About Dr Sean Mallon: 

Dr Sean Mallon specialises in the social and cultural history of Pacific peoples in New Zealand. He is the author of Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing (2017) with Sébastien Galliot, and is currently researching issues relating to the agency and activism of Pacific peoples in museums. View Sean’s publications on Google Scholar.

This event is related to photographs in the exhibition Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua on Level 2 and aligns with the exhibition’s closing weekend.

Photo credit: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 

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