First Arrival Territory: 265.Those Tattoos (4/5)

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In addition to the fat that rivals that of a fattening pig for slaughter, Aturu's skin is also tattooed.

On his left shoulder is a roaring lion, on his right shoulder is a monstrous scorpion, and on his left chest is a crab with teeth and claws, as well as a tattoo on his neck.

Pointing to this tattoo, Lao Wang said sharply: "Aturu, I don't care what the tattoo represents in your Maori culture, but in our country, those who dare to tattoo lions and scorpions like you are gangster brothers!" So, you'd better be tough, at least worthy of your tattoos! ”

Tattoos are a traditional Maori tattoo art, and the more unique thing is that they regard the head tattoo as a noble, and the more fierce people do not tattoo it on the body, but on the face. In this way, it is common to see some big men with ghostly faces on the streets of New Zealand, who look even more terrifying than terrorists.

However, Maori cannot be judged by their tattoos, and many may have tattoos on their faces, but they are kind-hearted and mild-tempered.

In recent years, with the intensification of the globalization of the world economy, Maori people have fewer tattoos on their faces, otherwise it is difficult to find a suitable job, tattoos on the face and even the face can not be seen clearly, and the boss can't always find someone based on the tattoo, right?

Aturu was about to speak, but Hani waved him to stop him, then frowned and said, "Wait, man. As far as I know, your tattoos have a sacred meaning in Maori culture, so what do these things mean in you? ”

Lao Wang didn't know about the Maori tattoo culture, so Hani gave him a brief introduction.

Maori people call tattoos ta-touch ko, the original tattoos are roughly divided into three types: scarring, branding, and black patterns, and Maori people mostly use black patterns to represent tribal symbols, and the more black lines on the body, the more noble their status.

Among them, no matter what the tattoo is, each tattoo on their body is unique, recording a person's occupation, status in the tribe, but also his family, and even the achievements and achievements of his life, just like a personal history imprinted on the skin, a symbol of status and achievement.

At this point, Harney asked, "Do you know the Treaty of Waitangi?" ”

The king nodded, of course he knew that this treaty had ushered in a new era of Maori and white immigration, and that New Zealand's national day was now the day of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Hani continued, "Then you don't know that when they attended the signing ceremony, the Maori chiefs painted their faces on the contracts as signatures, and according to the agreement, the contracts at that time had to be tattooed by the chiefs to make the contract valid!" ”

Charlie also nodded and said: "Yes, for the Maori chiefs, the face tattoo is very important, which is equivalent to the family emblem of European nobles, and it is also equivalent to the private seal of your big Chinese businessmen. ”

In view of this, Maori tattoos are more abstract, and the patterns are mostly swirling mysterious patterns, which have unique meanings, so that they can be signed on some contracts.

Otherwise, like Aturu, the tattoo is a lion and scorpion, which looks fierce, but it is more funny when you sign the contract, and people who don't know why think it's a comic book.

After understanding this, Lao Wang also looked at the Maori man and asked: "Yes, Aturu, the tattoos on your body are not very different from your compatriots, what is the unique meaning of this?" ”

Aturu was about to speak again, but the Mexican pretty boy interrupted him again, guessing: "Wait let me guess, I think the lion should be the totem of your clan, and the scorpion represents your status......"

"No, it's a constellation. My eldest son is a Leo, my youngest son is a Scorpio, and my wife is a Cancer, so I tattooed the lion and Scorpio on my shoulder, and the Cancer on my heart, to show that I love my wife and I will feed my children. The Maori man interrupted the Mexican Pretty Boy.

Listening to his explanation, a group of people in the room were stunned, Lao Wang blinked, the reason for Atulu's tattoo is quite in line with Chinese culture, but you are a Maori man!

Seeing everyone's reaction, the Maori man was also embarrassed, he rubbed his nose and whispered: "I'm not ta-touch ko, it's kiri tuhi." ”

"What?" Wang didn't understand, but Aturu said two Maori words.

Hani continued to explain to him that ta-touch ko said earlier that it means tattoo, and ki day tuhi also means tattoo, but there is a big difference between the two!

Ta-touch ko refers to the kind of tattoo that represents the ethnic group and culture, has a special meaning, cannot be tattooed casually, needs to be recognized, and can even be said to have intellectual property rights.

This is not an exaggeration, Hani turned on the computer and searched for a news to show Wang, this is a lawsuit in Wellington last year, a Maori sued an Italian company, the latter used the tattoo on his face as the company logo, and the tattoo represents his father, the court ruled against the Italian company: What do you mean by painting people's father on the wall?

Kiri tuhi refers to the artistic decoration on the skin in general, which has no sacred meaning, and it doesn't matter what you stab casually.

After understanding this, Lao Wang said to Atulu: "I am convinced of you, brother, with a capital letter!" You're also a patriarch, aren't you? How can you prick these zodiac signs? Why don't you get a special tattoo of your clan? ”

Aturu said weakly: "Boss, I wanted to stab when I was young, but it hurt too much, and we are a small race, and we don't have any special culture, so I didn't stab." ”

"Then what did you stab afterward? Aren't you afraid of pain again? ”

Aturu shook his head and said, "No, my wife asked me to get a tattoo, otherwise she would have beaten me, and that old lady would have beaten me more painfully than a tattoo!" ”

"Ah, your mom blew up!" The commander opened his beak and widened his eyes, showing a stunned bird's appearance for the first time.

Wang Bo sighed and said, "Who else has a way?" I don't think I'm able to do anything about Aturu's fear of his wife. ”

"There's nothing I can do, let the old monster try, he dares to roar, the lion roars!"

Hani suddenly became anxious: "Yankee, what hatred and what grudge?" Why are you pushing this on me? You still think I'm too popular in town, don't you? ”

Aturu stared at them with wide eyes and said, "What the hell do you want to do?" What can be done powerlessly? ”

"We want to help you fight for family status!" Wang Bo said.

Aturu said inexplicably: "I have a very good family status, why do you want you to fight for me?" I'm not afraid of Lily, I respect her, she has done so much for me. ”

"For example, she gave birth to two sons for me, for example, when I was bullied outside, she went to give me a head, for example, she cooked for me every day, and ...... for me" (To be continued. )