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In Polynesia, in the island of Tonga tattooing once symbolized something it symbolized the place that a Tongan held in society. In an article written by Tricia Allen a doctoral candidate in anthropology form the University of Hawaii she talks about the art of tat ....

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.... of a Tongan man’s tattoo. Tattoos in Tonga were done with tools made out of bone or shell. One of the tools was heated with a flammable oil that came form a certain type of nut called “Candlenut.” Unlike here in the United States tattooing in Tonga was long and painful. This took a long, long time and was a symbol of someone’s manhood. In the article a man of Tongan and Hawaiian roots named Aisea Toetuu was interviewed. Tracy Allen, the author of this asked him many questions of his hobby, which was tattooing. When asked about how he became interested in the art of tattooing the Tongan way Aisea said that it was because of a book he had ....