Tattoos
Two tattooed Marquesans reposing at Taiohae Bay, near the site of the Keikahanui Hotel (Nuka Hiva station for the Melville in the Marquesas Conference). Admiral Ivan Fedorovich Kruzenstern, Voyage Around the World in the Years 1803-1806
"A Young Nuku Hivan Not Completely Tattooed." George von Langsdorff, Voyages and Travels in Various Parts of the World, 1813
Marquesan priest. Sketch by Captain David Porter, Journal of a Cruise made to the Pacific Ocean in the United States frigate Essex , 1815. [Karl von den Steinen notes that this rendering of tattoo art is probably inaccurate]
Map of female tattoos by the artist Kahi of Hanaupe, Hiva Oa. Karl von den Steinen, The Marquesans and their Art, Vol. 1, 1925
Tattoo patterns for the female hands. Karl von den Steinen, The Marquesans and their Art, Vol. 1, 1925
Map of male tattoos by the artist Kahi of Hanaupe, Hiva Oa. Karl von den Steinen, The Marquesans and their Art, Vol. 1, 1925
Marquesan tattoos in the 20th century. Karl von den Steinen, The Marquesas and their Art, Vol 1., 1925
Tattoo master, Akitini Touatini, at Nuka Hiva
 Conference participant, David Allen, is tattooed by Akitini Touatini |
 Steve Morison's shoulder |