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Pacific Themes: Measina / Koloa / Taonga

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Tatau (Samoa, Polynesia)

Books and book chapters

Tattooing the World by Juniper Ellis
ISBN: 0231143699
Publication Date: 2015
See Chapter 1: Tatau and Malu: Vital Signs in Contemporary Samoan Literature (p. 32-51).
Samoan Art and Artists by Sean Mallon
ISBN: 0824826752
Publication Date: 2002

Theses

Tatau: An Exploration of the Journey Through Pain and Adversity
Natanielu, S. (2020)
PhD.
Le Soga'imiti: An Embodiment of God in the Samoan Male Body
Maliko, T. (2012)
PhD Theology.

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Kava (Tonga, Polynesia)

We Are the Ocean by Epeli Hau'ofa
ISBN: 0824865545
Publication Date: 2008
See: Blood in the Kava Bowl (pp. 180–182).

The Past Before Us: A Brief History of Tongan Kava
Tecun, A., Reeves, R., & Wolfgramm, M. (2020). Journal of the Polynesian Society, 129(2): 171-192.

Betel Nut (Micronesia)

Adolescent Betel Nut use in Guam: Beliefs, Attitudes and Social Norms
Dalisay, F., Buente, W., Benitez, C., Herzog, T. A., & Pokhrel, P. (2019). Addiction research & theory, 27(5), 394-404.
Palauans Who Chew Betel Nut: Social Impact of Oral Disease
Quinn Griffin, M. T., Mott, M., Burrell, P. M., & Fitzpatrick, J. J. (2014). International Nursing Review, 61(1), 148-155.

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