From the Archives: An anthropological study in the Samoan Islands explores the cultural purpose and biological effects of tatau.
through repetition, not necessarily single visits to the gym. We think this is similar to how each tattoo seems to prepare the body for vigilance.
Our Samoan findings supported the results of my first study in Alabama. But of course correlation does not imply causation. Enhanced immune response is correlated with more tattoo experience, but maybe healthier people heal easily from tattooing and like to get them more. How could we find out if getting tattoos could actually make a person healthier?in the Pacific Islands.
Samoans usually obtain permission from family to receive pe’a and malu. Getting and wearing these tattoos involve many responsibilities and indicate a willingness to serve one’s community. Several of the Samoans in our sample had little interest in getting other tattoos, and one even reported being afraid of needles. They get pe’a and malu for the importance of these tattoos to their cultural identity, not because they are fashionable ways to show off. The social expectations for Samoans mean that getting pe’a or malu is less about self-motivated fashion choices than getting a tattoo is in the U.S.
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