STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 5, 2012 â Stony Brook University Hospitalâs Trauma Center has been named one of four trauma centers in New York State with inpatient survival rates for trauma patients that are significantly above the statewide average, according to the latest report from the New York State Trauma System for 2007 to 2009.
1 Tonga: the Tongan tattoo is similar to the Samoan tattoo. 2  The Cook Islands: the tattoo designs of the Cook Islands were spread over the entire body. 3  Each tribe had its own tattoo sign. 4  French Polynesia (Tahiti): traditionally, only people of a high social ranking had tattoos.he Samoan women also had tattoos on their hands. Getting a tattoo in the traditional Samoan way is a real endurance test. Instead of needles, the skin is punctured using a pigâs tooth or sharkâs tooth. Not finishing a tattoo once it is started is a source of shame.
Feather tattoos are among the more common tattoo designs chosen by body art enthusiasts. A feather tattoo design can have any of a number of meanings, or be a purely aesthetic option--the only person who really knows the ultimate meaning of any design is the wearer.Meaning can also depend on the type of feather chosen--a peacock feather has different connotations than an eagle feather, for example.ir. Feathers are a symbol of the element of air. Thus a feather tattoo may invoke some of the mystical qualities associated with air, such as intellect, will, communication, breath and the soul or spirit.