‘Kirituhi’: Tribal Tattoos, Identity and Cultural appropriation.

The interconnectivity of our increasingly globalizing world blurs and erodes the edge of culture and indigenous origins and creates culturally relevant "common lands". Since the "Tattoo Renaissance" in the 1960s, tattoo art has diversified on a large scale, as tourism industry and global cultural awareness spread cultural motifs and tribal design all around the world. Along with the expansion of global cultural awareness, deprivation of the cultural ownership of the 21st century and the identity of the region has become a big problem, and its symbolic design is distorted and worn by foreigners . . Regional meaning In this article we will explain how we focus on Maori's "Tamoko" in literature on tribal tattoos, identities and cultures. I will explain the ethnologic investigation method being used, including participation in observation, informal and semi-structured interviews, photographs and hands-on records, handwriting diaries, and issues to be confronted and how to overcome them. Through these interviews and observations, the subject of ethnography settled the main findings: how Westerners view culture ownership and identity; what does tattoo design mean for Western foreign wearers? What is the value and understanding of the pattern behind the earth, how does Maoris see the position of "Tamoko" in the 21st century and world tattoos and culture in the world? The conclusion of this study is that the place and symbolic meaning of the tribal tattoo change with time; their meaning changes, often a symbol of traditional heritage, but in new, melted modern tribal communities It is inside. Other Western societies and cultures have adopted them, changed their background, and often reduced their respect for their origins.

When Western culture adapts to the Polynesian tribal tradition, it changes the overall meaning and understanding of these traditions. Traditional Polynesian tribal tattoos have infinite culture and history. In modern context, in particular, Tatau gives Polynesians a sense of identity. "In the international context, Tataou's identity symbolizes it as the identity of the country and culture" (Forsythe 12). They wrote down the history of their culture on their skin and used inks to permanently celebrate the identity of their community. When the people on the other side of the world use the same pattern and mark as the fashion statement, it robs those tattoos from cultural importance. As my grandmother said in her article "Manoa", "Our words are known to all countries, with Tatou spreading all over the world.

From social media kirituhi (face tattoo) photo filter to Te Reo Maori natural language processing tool, I came to witness the Maori culture digital input and technology. This culture and technology penetration has caused several interesting architectural design problems including culture confidentiality, data sovereignty, culture ownership and many other interesting challenges. This two part article does not explain current cultural design issues that innovators need to consider when implementing solutions. There are several whanau, governance organizations, and Maori technical experts who are actively addressing these challenges. In fact, according to our "Great Voyage" theme, this article will continue the voyage to future waters.

The interconnectivity of our increasingly globalizing world blurs and erodes the edge of culture and indigenous origins and creates culturally relevant "common lands". Since the "Tattoo Renaissance" in the 1960 's, tattoo art has diversified to a large scale, the development of tourism industry and the rise of global cultural awareness have expanded global cultural themes and tribal design. Along with the expansion of global cultural awareness, the cultural ownership of the 21st century and the identity of the region are the main problems of indigenous society, and its symbolic design is warped and worn by foreigners I am doing. This article discusses ethnographic research on tattoo perception on how to pay special attention to Maori's "Tamoko" in literature on tribal tattoos, identity, and culture ownership.