Maori Tattoo Designs to print

This collection shows abstract ornament bands, spirals, waves, triangles and braided shapes. It answers the search for Maori and Polynesian tattoo designs, but deliberately does not reproduce any handed-down, sacred or tribe-specific patterns.

Traditional tā moko and Polynesian forms can express origin, rank, family and personal history. Adopting them arbitrarily as decoration would not do that meaning justice. That is why these motifs are marked as newly designed geometric ornaments.

If you want a culturally authentic tattoo, approach a knowledgeable person from the tradition in question. The designs here are only suitable as a starting point for general band, spiral and braid compositions.

Print the ornament at several widths. A studio checks how it runs around arm or shoulder and whether spacing and solid black areas are technically viable at the planned size.