"New Zealanders are the most tattooed people in the world. The popularity of this art form has inevitably led to sophistication. With the strong polynesian influences and the renaissance of Maori culture in New Zealand the tattoo has developed in a way unmatched anywhere else in the world." "Photographer Anne Nicholas has spent many months travelling through New Zealand tracking down the leading tattoo artists and through them the most tattooed people in this most tattooed country. The result of her research is a magnificent collection of photographs of some of the finest tattoo art. A wide range of tattoo is presented from full face Moko and Samoan traditional to modern fantasy, floral and pictorial images."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved