Ko te āta whakarerekē i te āhua o tētahi wāhanga o te tinana, pērā i te tāmoko, i te kirituhi me te titi. He tikanga ahurea tuku iho ētahi whakarāwai tinana, pērā i te tāmoko. He whakaputanga tuakiri ētahi, he whakaatu i te noho huānga ki tētahi rōpū ētahi, he whakamaharatanga ētahi ki tētahi wheako mātuatua.
Deliberately altering the body's appearance by processes such as tāmoko, tattooing and piercing. Some body modifications are cultural customs, such as tāmoko. Some are expressions of identity, some show membership of a group, some are in remembrance of an important experience.
whakarāwai - to adorn, decorate
Ko te tāmoko tētahi whakarāwai tinana a te Māori kua whakarauoratia i roto i te rua tekau tau kua pahure nei.
E tūhura ana ia i ngā take ka whāia e ētahi te whakarāwai tinana.
Ki a au he rerehua ētahi whakarāwai tinana, he anuhea ētahi.
