Veiqia - female tattooing in Fiji, drawings by Theodor Kleinschmidt
Veiqia, or Weniqia,[1] is a female tattooing practice from Fiji. Young women received veiqia at puberty, often as part of a lengthy process. The tattoos were applied by older specialist women known as daubati. Natural materials were used for the inks and to make the tools, some of which were reserved for use on high status women. The practice was prohibited under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, but has undergone revival in the twenty-first century, led by the work of The Veiqia Project. Whilst there is an important archive of veiqia research at the Fiji Museum, western museum collections hold more artefacts relating to the practice.
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Veiqia, or Weniqia, is a female tattooing practice from Fiji. Young women received veiqia at puberty, often as part of a lengthy process. The tattoos...
part of The Veiqia Project, a creative research project investigating the practice of Veiqia that was founded in 2015. The work of the Veiqia Project includes...
Guinean Credited with revitalising women's traditional tattooing, such as veiqia from Fiji, in countries in Oceania. Jacci Gresham b. 1951 American Her shop...
Pasifika Festival, and her own unique artistic practice. She is part of The Veiqia Project arts collective. Monolagi was born in Ba, Serua Province. She moved...
and artist Ema Tavola to co-curate The Veiqia Project - an exhibition and engagement programme inspired by veiqia (Fijian female tattoo). The pair worked...
Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa". "About - The Veiqia Project". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved...
Radio New Zealand. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020. "About - The Veiqia Project". 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021....
Andy, Nikau Hindin, Wikuki Kingi, Pacifica Mamas, Kaeteata Watson and The Veiqia Project, and was curated by Ioana Gordon-Smith. In 2021 Humphry said about...
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