A book chronicling the history of Samoan tattooing has won a prestigious New Zealand literary prize.
Sean Mallon and Sebastien Galliot's Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing received the 2019 Illustrated Non-Fiction award at Tuesday night's New Zealand Book Awards.
The book traces 3000 years of the art form to its present day iterations.
The judges described the work as a "visual feast" where "quality design is met with innovative writing".
A senior curator of Pacific cultures at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, Sean Mallon caught up with Dominic Godfrey from work in Wellington.
Ockham NZ Book Awards 2019 Illustrated Non-Fiction winner Photo: Supplied
