1 The Maori usually got their first tattoo during adolescence.
2 In Maori culture, people of lower-rank status could not have tattoos.
3 It was considered offensive not to be able to recognise a person's social rank by his tattoo. / It was prohibited to have a tattoo as a priest.
4 Moko involved a tattooing process that was very painful.
5 While tattooing, the Maori sang songs to soothe the pain.
6 People have been incorporating Maori tattoo art in modern tattoos.