Islands in the Pacific cover a large portion of the rich culture embedded in the art of tattooing. Starting out with Borneo, a series of islands in Southeast Asia. Borneo is one of the few places in the world where traditional tribal tattooing is still practiced today. This is due to the lack of contact Borneo has to the outside world. Headhunting, as well as tattooing, are intimately connected with the traditional way of life for tribes. Specific tattoos had specific indications of power and status as well. In these tribeswomen are tattooed but, the practice is popular mostly among men. Another group called the Marquesas, in particular, were heavily tattooed. Marquesas would cover basically everything from head to toe with their tattoo designs. The art of tattooing, also known as moko, is practiced by the Maori as well. Moko was unique because the face was decorated with intricate spirals. Moko was not just tattooing, scarification was also used to form these spirals. In Japan, tattooing is found in the form of clay figurines with face paint or engravings. In Japan, tattoos were recognized as a way to identify criminals and outcasts. Unlike other islands in the Pacific, Japan was used as a severe and terrible form of punishment and was viewed as horrible. Tattooing expressed motivation and goals in many of the islands in the Pacific and were earned like gold stars. On the other hand, Japan viewed tattoos as taboo. The reputation of tattoos being taboo and bad is first seen in traditional Japanese tattoos and Japanese culture.