Ancient tribal tattoos were originally, and each clan or tribe had its own pattern. The same image could be interpreted by different tribes in completely different ways. We used the totem image. From historical finds the first evidence of tattooing have been well-preserved Egyptian mummies. Their all- leatherstill visible traces of tattoos. Their age is more than four thousand years.
Practically all ancient peoples have used tattoos. It is best practice of the ancient tattoos have reached the peoples inhabiting Oceania. Indonesian and Polynesian tribes accurately transmit their skills from generation to generation.The New Zealand Maori tribes applied mask " Moko ". Wearing a mask spoke of the courage of a warrior and his high social status. Top honors for the dead soldier was to keep his head with a mask applied to it, " Moko " as a relic.