tetawene tattoo, on o.'s body / customary pattern, drawn or painted upon [...]

1. • tattoo, on o.'s body

   • • Example 2419:
       

       tetawene ie daviñevi

       women's tattoos

2. • customary pattern, drawn or painted upon a surface; e.g. frieze-like decorations on the walls of a sacred house (toplau)
   • • Ethn

   • • Example 2420:
       

       Mata i-katau Toplau na ! Mata i-katau tetawene !

       Look at the sacred house! Look at the (drawn) patterns!

     • Example 2421:
       

       Tetawene kape le-si nga ne –

       The patterns were drawn like this –

       Example Comment

       demonstration

     • Example 2422:
       

       Tetawene peini Toplau mwa gete, iote enga ini “ava saba”.

       Among the customary patterns found on the Men's House, one is called “wings of the frigatebird”.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • tetawene peini nuduro² k.o. customary pattern with lines and triangles, reminiscent of the shape of a centipede
• See also:
  • ~si tetawene tattoo