Siddhartha Goyal | | Updated: Sept 10, 2022, 14.01 IST
(Source: https://www.amazon.com/Moko-Maori-Tattoos-Hans-Neleman/dp/3908161967)
Maori tribe since the 18th century ranged from beneficial trade to lethal violence backlashed on social media platform Snapchat. Maori Tattoos are very popular amongst the youth.
Snapchat has removed the feature which allowed its users to apply traditional Maori tattoos on their faces.
Maori Tattoos History
Maori Tattoos or Moko is a very important part of the Maori tribe for the past few centuries. The filter’s discovery elicited an ebullition in New Zealand. Maori people consider their art to be sacred and it manifests the wearer’s identity.
In past, Maori tattoos traditionally represented particular Maori tribes but for those with different heritage/ancestry, it’s not the same. wearer’s identity. In past, Ta Moko tattoos traditionally represented particular Maori tribes but for those with different heritage/ancestry it’s not the same.
However, the tattoo can have a range of f meanings such as prosperity, travel, strength, career path, love, etc. These tribe actively adopted many technologies from the newcomers. With the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the two cultures coexisted for a generation.
Ta Moko is also commonly known as Kirituhi Tattoo in which Kiri means Skin and Tuhi means Art generally in this Art tribal members tattoo their arms and body so that they can be defined as Kiri Tuhi rather than Ta Moko as it was reserved for the face only. Initial contact between Māori and Europeans, starting in the 18th century. It is ranged from beneficial trade to lethal violence.
(Source: tattoodo.com by Gordon Toi)
Since, Facial patterns are also majorly used among men extending from forehead to throat or chin, while women’s tattoos are usually from lips to chin. As a result, the two tattoos are identical and used by many social media platforms like Snapchat which imparted ebullition.
Snapchat Filters- or snap lenses use Snap Owned software that Allows users to modify and apply filters on users and filters are user-generated so they can be used by others.
A statement from Snapchat to BBC, “We encourage our community to create Lenses. there should inclusiveness and any shared on Snapchat must comply with the community guidelines, these are clear that our organization is prohibit content that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination.”
(With inputs from Multiple Media Outlets)
Siddhartha Goyal
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