- Croc Coulter, a heavily tattooed Englishman living in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, is dedicated to the art
- Tātatau tattooing is the process where the skin is struck with handmade tools of bone or tusks, and ink
- This method creates tattoos of elaborate symmetrical patterns or designs that are steeped in tradition
- Mr Coulter has taken on an apprentice Moko Smith to help pass on the revered Cook Island custom
An English tattooist is the unlikely master of the traditional Polynesian art of Tātatau and he is dedicated to passing on the revered Cook Island tradition.
To ensure the method continues Croc Coulter, a heavily tattooed Englishman from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, has taken on a new apprentice and is passing on his knowledge.
Tātatau tattooing is the process where the skin is struck with handmade tools of bone or tusks, and ink to create elaborate symmetrical patterns or designs steeped in tradition.