Summary: Tricia Allen is a doctoral candidate Anthropology at the university of Hawai i She completed her master s thesis in 1992 on the early practice of tattooing in the Marquesas since 92 she has been researching the revival of the arts in the Pacific Her work has taken her to the Marquesas Tahiti rapa Nui Easter Island and Samoa Although her permanent home is still in Hawai i Tricia regularly schedules tattoo trips to both Northern and Southern California by advance appointment Tricia s extensive experiance and research on Polynesian art and and culture have given her a unique approach to the art She encourages her clients to choose designs that have deep significance often providing guidance through the process of design selection tricia does not tattoo commercial flash as she believes each tattoo should be as unique as the individual
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