Locate a tattoo artist who is familiar with traditional Maori tattoos. Some Maori tattoo artists have businesses online; you can have one create a tattoo design with you.
Work with the artist to decide where you'd like to place the tattoo, as well as how it should look. Because traditional Maori tattoos were placed on the body as a formal rite of passage with great significance, the Maori people consider it an insult for non-Maoris to wear tattoos copying this form of art. However, if you work with a knowledgeable tattoo artist, he can create a tattoo in the Maori style that does not use exact, sacred Maori symbolism.
Learn about traditional Maori art at the library and online to design your own tattoo without help. If honoring the traditions of the Maori people is important to you, sketch a tattoo that is similar to Maori design but not an exact replica. The tattoo should be predominantly black.
Visit a tattoo shop where the artists are experienced in tattooing Maori-style designs and have the tattoo placed.