Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of traditional "tatau" found among the people of the Polynesian island country Samoa.

Fun fact: the English word "tattoo" actually comes from the Samoan word "tatau!" It's a tradition passed down for thousands of years — surviving time, distance, and colonization. Something that ...

Credit: Brook Mitchell / Getty Images O le tau mafanafana lenei ua molimauina le aupito vevela i faamaumauga o le tau, ae ua faaalia e nisi le atagia ai o le 'ese'esega i tulaga o aia tatau a ...