maori warriors

(left to right) Maka Clawson of Hawaii, Tehina Fitzgerald (center) of Turengi, New Zealand and Iraia Bailey of Hamilton, New Zealand display traditional Maori warrior facial expersions during the Polynesian Cultural Center's 40th anniversary celebration week in Laie, Hawaii on Oahu's North Shore Wednesday, October 22, 2013. Maori warriors use tamoko (facial tatoos) and whatero (protruding tongues) to provoke or intimate enemys. The Polynesian Cultural Center provides cultural exposure to the people and heritages of seven island nations, Fiji Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and the Marquesas.

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