Women’s tattoos have got the same motives and patterns like men’s tattoos but they have different bodyparts tattooed. Moreover the bodyparts are decorated in a different manner.
 

The typical structure of men’s tattoos with its black areas (pepehipu) is missing. Furthermore the female tattoos can be found mostly on legs, arms and hands, which the men don’t have tattoed.

Women’s arms look very similar to men’s arms, that’s why they won’t be discussed here. The most common ornament on women’s arms is ipu (see Man-Front-Chest).