If I married you would I be entitled to tell your stories and your history as if they were my own? Moko is your cultural memoir. I think the problem with Moko is that its an artform that tells a history from a maori perspective- since your history isnt particlarly lush with maori-specific culture, there would be no way of designing a moko that told your story. A Moko that was designed for you would be entirely made up- parts of it would signify your genealogy, your spirituality, your lifes journey- but the actual designs would be meaningless, as they would not have been influenced by your ancestors own designs and arts.
Though its debatable whether Moko is still the art it used to be- it skipped a few generations, breaking the lines of succession..
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Date: 2005-04-11 02:51 am (UTC)Though its debatable whether Moko is still the art it used to be- it skipped a few generations, breaking the lines of succession..