Maori don't wear war paint

[Snorkel]

In Shattered Lens there's a description:

 

"a group of Mokian soldiers

...their faces painted with black swirling lines and patterns like Maori war paint"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tā_moko  Tattoos, not paint!

I mean, these days sometimes people will draw on a moko with eyeliner or similar for a cultural event...but paint?  Nah.

 

Edited January 2, 2018 by Snorkel

[Weltall]

Clearly, Alcatraz is a victim of a Librarian misinformation campaign, which got passed down to the patsy whose name he publishes the books under in the Hushlands.