Zealanders, is to conceal the ravages of old age. Being thus permanent
when once imprinted, each becomes also the peculiar distinction of the
individual to whom it belongs, and is probably sometimes employed by him
as his mark or sign manual. An officer belonging to the "Dromedary," who
happened to have a coat of arms engraved on his seal, was frequently
asked by the New Zealanders if the device was his "amoco." When the
missionaries purchased a piece of land from one of the Bay of Islands
chiefs, named Gunnah,[X] a copy of the tattooing on the face of the
latter, being drawn by a brother chief, was affixed to the grant as his
signature; while another native signed as a witness, by adding the
"amoco" of one of his own cheeks.

[Illustration: _Moko_ on woman's lips and chin.

_Moko_ on man's face.

Names of lines in order of incision--
1. _Kau-wae_ (13)
2. _Pere-pehi_ (7)
3. _Hupe_ (15)
4. _Ko-kiri_ (9)
5. _Koro-aha_ (10)
6. _Puta-ringa_ (12)
7. _Po-ngia-ngia_ (4) and _Tara-whakatara_ (5)
8. _Pae-pae_ (11), _Kumi-kumi_ (6), and _Wero_ (8)
9. _Rerepi_ (3)
10. _Ti-whana_ (1) and _Rawha_ (2)
11. _Ti-ti_ (14)
12. _Ipu-rangi_ (16)]