Download - O lau Malu
O lau malu
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Name: Sonya Van Schaijik
School: Newmarket School
City: Auckland
Role: E-Learning Lead Teacher ESOL Teacher
www.svanschaijik.com
E iloa le tagata lona tulaga i upu e tautala ai
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Selenia Matalaoa Fonoti Thompson - my grandmother O le taimane o le matou aiga.
“You can tell a person by their actions and words.”
I am the little branch on her tree, whatever I do -she will always know.
O au o se uputi o le laau o le gafa o lou aiga
O au matua o mea sina mai le Atua
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My parents
Mum is Samoan Dad is Kiwi
O lou tina tausi
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My Godmother
She got in right behind me
Teu le gafa
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Guardians of family historyFamily Matai Fonoti Kaeoalii
O au mamanu
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1. Fa’avaetuli- cheron motif derived from the footprint of the sand piper.2. Fa’agogo- terns3. Fa’a ‘aveau- Starfish motif4. Aso moelua -double lines sleeping together5. Fa’atalalaupaogo- pandanus leaf barbs6. Fa’a anufe- worm
11. Fa’a fetu
Anthropologist Noel L McGrevy(discussion)
McGrevy, Noel L. O Le Ta Tatau, Traditional Samoan Tattooing. Unpublished manuscript. Auckland: Culture Consultants International, 1989
Le Mata o le Malu
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7. Mata o le laumei- stylised turtle eyes represent both my sons8. Fa’a au’upega- net motif - represent connections9. Fa’a atualoa- centipede motif10. Fa’a ulutao- spearheads
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Tufuga Ta Tatau
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Tui Fa’asisina Tulouena Sua
-apprentice under both tattoo masters and was awarded both Samoan Tattoo Titles.
E le o se mea e tau faaalialia
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Some people say the malu is shown only when it needs to be shown.
I say- Do you have a malu?
Process of tatau
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36 hours 6x days6x hour per day
“A leai se gagana, ua leai se aganu’u. A leai se aganu’u ona po lea o le nu’u.” Aione Fanaafi Le Tagaloa
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A normal malu takes 8 hours.
Malu valavala
Mine took 36 hours.
Malu gigi’i - detailing in the patterns.
O lau Malu o Mea Sina mai Samoa
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with the blessing comes responsibility
Uso ma aiga
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My sisters and family
-support-cooking for the team and visitors-looking out for me
Ta Tatau
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Tools for the tatau and the rhythm.
Le Pea ma le Malu
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Samaga Pea
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Celebrations
Connections to the past
paving the way to the future.
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Taofi mau i au mea sina
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Vaemasenuu Zita MartelSamoa’s First female Fautasi skipper.
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O lo’u malaga
Revisiting with different eyes
Falealupo
Some useful links.
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Sonya @vanschaijik
www.youtube.com/ulimasao08
www.teachmeetnz.wikispaces.com
www.slideshare.net/ulimasao
+SonyaVanSchaijik
www.instagram.com/vanschaijik
www.svanschaijik.blogspot.com