Charles F. Goldie’s Paintings

Charles F. Goldie’s  painted Maori with full facial tattoos, these tattoos are called moko or ta moko. Goldie’s pictures show that the tattoos were in fact carved into the skin. Goldie painted all of these and they were all fascinated by his paintings. I really like the detail in these paintings, they closely show the carvings of the tattoos. Including spirals lines and various patterns all over the face. These were all high ranked people of the Maori tribes. The painting of the lady shows her rank as the tattoo is only on her chin and not on her nostrils or between her eyebrows.