My personal Tattoo. Shared at Eduignite Auckland June 2014.

1. O lau malu
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Name: Sonya Van Schaijik
School: Newmarket School
City: Auckland
Role: E-Learning Lead Teacher
ESOL Teacher
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2. E iloa le tagata lona tulaga i upu e
tautala ai
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Selenia Matalaoa Fonoti Thompson - my grandmother
O le taimane o le matou aiga.
“You can tell a person by
their actions and words.”
I am the little branch on
her tree, whatever I do -
she will always know.
O au o se uputi o le laau o
le gafa o lou aiga

3. O au matua o mea sina mai le Atua
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My parents
Mum is Samoan
Dad is Kiwi

4. O lou tina tausi
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My Godmother
She got in right
behind me

5. Teu le gafa
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Guardians of family history
Family Matai Fonoti Kaeoalii

6. O au mamanu
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1. Fa’avaetuli- cheron motif derived from the footprint of the sand piper.
2. Fa’agogo- terns
3. Fa’a ‘aveau- Starfish motif
4. Aso moelua -double lines sleeping together
5. Fa’atalalaupaogo- pandanus leaf barbs
6. Fa’a anufe- worm
11. Fa’a fetu
Anthropologist Noel L McGrevy
(discussion)
McGrevy, Noel L. O Le Ta Tatau, Traditional Samoan Tattooing.
Unpublished manuscript. Auckland: Culture Consultants International, 1989

7. Le Mata o le Malu
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7. Mata o le laumei- stylised turtle eyes represent both my sons
8. Fa’a au’upega- net motif - represent connections
9. Fa’a atualoa- centipede motif
10. Fa’a ulutao- spearheads

8. 8
Tufuga Ta Tatau
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Tui Fa’asisina Tulouena Sua
-apprentice under both tattoo
masters and was awarded both
Samoan Tattoo Titles.

9. E le o se mea e tau faaalialia
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Some people say the malu
is shown only when it
needs to be shown.
I say- Do you have a
malu?

10. Process of tatau
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36 hours
6x days
6x hour per day

11. “A leai se gagana, ua leai se aganu’u.
A leai se aganu’u ona po lea o le nu’u.”
Aione Fanaafi Le Tagaloa
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A normal malu takes 8
hours.
Malu valavala
Mine took 36 hours.
Malu gigi’i - detailing in the
patterns.

12. O lau Malu o Mea Sina mai
Samoa
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with the blessing comes
responsibility

13. Uso ma aiga
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My sisters and family
-support
-cooking for the team
and visitors
-looking out for me

14. Ta Tatau
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Tools for the tatau and the
rhythm.

15. Le Pea ma le Malu
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16. Samaga Pea
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Celebrations
Connections to the past
paving the way to the future.

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Taofi mau i au mea sina
subduerofconfusion.tumblr.com
Vaemasenuu Zita Martel
Samoa’s First female Fautasi skipper.

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O lo’u malaga
Revisiting with
different eyes
Falealupo

19. Some useful links.
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Sonya @vanschaijik
www.youtube.com/ulimasao08
www.teachmeetnz.wikispaces.com
www.slideshare.net/ulimasao
+SonyaVanSchaijik
www.instagram.com/vanschaijik
www.svanschaijik.blogspot.com