“MOKO TRANSLATES TO AN ENGRAVING OR SCARING OR IMPRINTING OF ONES CULTURE, A COMMITMENT THROUGH PAIN AND ART TO ONES IDENTITY, IMAGERY THAT CONNECTS ONE BACK TO THEIR ANCESTORS AND TO THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE ITSELF.” RICHIE FRANCIS #puhoronation #mokopeha #taurapa #peha #puhorobeforkanohi (at TOIARIKI Contemporary Ta Moko) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHHONJBgkdV/?igshid=v1055iwdjy1o











