Publication: Representación del tatuaje tradicional de Nueva Zelanda
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2016-09-27
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Debido a la puesta de moda del tatuaje maorí en los últimos años, hemos observado la gran disparidad iconográfica de sus diseños en los múltiples catálogos comerciales de las tiendas, revistas e imágenes de internet. Hemos podido comprobar que la palabra maorí en la actualidad se trata de un término muy utilizado por tatuadores y clientes cuando pretenden referirse al arte tradicional de Polinesia en general, abarcando descripciones confusas que no se corresponden con la definición de maorí (etnia característica nativa de los habitantes de las islas de Nueva Zelanda, según la traducción española). Así, buscando la documentación más antigua relacionada con el tatuaje de Nueva Zelanda, tanto escrita como gráfica, hemos investigado a cerca de los orígenes del estilo de tatuaje maorí y de los posibles inicios del tatuaje de Nueva Zelanda. Y a través de la documentación encontrada, hemos redefinido el estilo maorí, puesto que los documentos antiguos analizados, nos han proporcionado datos sensiblemente diferentes a lo que se exhibe hoy día como tatuaje maorí en las fuentes citadas anteriormente (catálogos, revistas e internet). Si son éstas las fuentes a las que recurren los maestros del tatuaje de la actualidad, que lo son con total seguridad, podemos plantearnos que los diseños actuales quizás estén siendo alterados. Deducir queda por lo tanto, que el término maorí cuando se utiliza para definir el estilo del diseño de un tatuaje en la actualidad, posiblemente esté abarcando simbología que no le corresponde...
Due to the popularity of Maori tattoo fashion in recent years, we have observed the great disparity in their iconographic designs in multiple shops’ commercial catalogs, magazines and internet images. We have seen that the Maori word today is a term widely used by tattoo artists and clients when they are intending to refer to traditional Polynesian art in general, covering confusing descriptions which don’t correspond with the real Maori definition (a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand, according to the English translation). Thus, looking for the oldest documents relating to New Zealand tattooing, both written and graphic, we investigated the origins of Maori style tattooing and the possible origins of New Zealand tattooing. And through the documentation found, we have redefined the Maori style, thanks to analyzing historical documents that provide significantly different data than what is shown today as the Maori tattoo style in the sources cited above (catalogs, magazines and internet). If these sources are used by master tattooists in the present day, then we can consider that the current designs are perhaps being altered. Therefore, as a result, the term Maori when used to define a design style of a tattoo, is probably encompassing a symbology that doesn’t correspond to it...
Due to the popularity of Maori tattoo fashion in recent years, we have observed the great disparity in their iconographic designs in multiple shops’ commercial catalogs, magazines and internet images. We have seen that the Maori word today is a term widely used by tattoo artists and clients when they are intending to refer to traditional Polynesian art in general, covering confusing descriptions which don’t correspond with the real Maori definition (a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand, according to the English translation). Thus, looking for the oldest documents relating to New Zealand tattooing, both written and graphic, we investigated the origins of Maori style tattooing and the possible origins of New Zealand tattooing. And through the documentation found, we have redefined the Maori style, thanks to analyzing historical documents that provide significantly different data than what is shown today as the Maori tattoo style in the sources cited above (catalogs, magazines and internet). If these sources are used by master tattooists in the present day, then we can consider that the current designs are perhaps being altered. Therefore, as a result, the term Maori when used to define a design style of a tattoo, is probably encompassing a symbology that doesn’t correspond to it...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Bellas Artes, leída el 10 de febrero de 2016 ; presidente, Elena Blanch González