Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo Somerville Alice and even during the day

and even during the day there is little to do but trade tales

wealth and marriage come under Natalia Ginzburg’s forensic scrutiny

Wonderland collects the best of these images in a more condensed edition

Orphaned by society

Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo Somerville Alice and even during the dayAward winning and best sellling, Mau Moko is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko. 'Very likely to become the definitive work on the subject . . . a big, beautiful, important book.' Warwick Roger, North and South Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou . . . Take your moko, as a friend forever . . . In the traditional Maori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin.