Maori Myths
and Face Painting

Image from http://www.tki.org.nz/r/maori/nga_pakiwaitara/index_e.php

Korero o Nehera - Stories of Old
http://www.maori.org.nz/korero/
"The Main Maori Site on the Web"
A collection of 27 myths. Pull down the menus on the left (Creation, Maui Tikitki a Taranga, Land, and General Stories)

Maori Myths, Legends, and Contemporary Stories
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/maori/nga_pakiwaitara/index_e.php
Publisher: Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand
Use the menu on the right to explore 14 Maori myths..

The Maori: The Tattoo
http://history-nz.org/maori3.html
Publisher: New Zealand in History
The myth of the origin of tattooing and a description of the process and the meaning of the patterns. Scroll down for an excellent example, Maori Moko, and click to enlarge.

Ta moko (Wikipedia article)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%81_moko
The article includes an image of a Maori chief from the late 18th century.

Google image search:
http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
Search on ta moko
Click on the image to view the original context for the image. Make sure that the
ta moko is Maori.