Episode 4: Josh Paki, Tyla Vaeau & Moko Smith

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Tall Tales and Tattooing

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This weeks episode is in Te Reo Maori and in English, but thats not the only thing thats a little different from the rest of the series, This episode is a panel discussion that was recorded live at the Wellington Tattoo convention. The Panel features Josh Paki, Tyla Vaeau and Moko Smith three practising Ta Moko and Tatau artists as they discuss what their art means to them, their links to the past, the direction in which they are taking their tattooing and how they are keeping tradition alive in the 21st century.  The panel was moderated By Sean Mallon, senior curator of pacific histories and cultures at the museum of New Zealand Te papa Tongarewa