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History Of Tattoos
The History of Tattoos goes back many thousands of years and is a very intriguing story. And, there are as many reasons why people get tattooed as there are people who have them.
There are many reasons why people choose to ink their bodies. Some people do it for personal or relationship reasons, and others do it as an artistic way of self expression. Some people get tattoos just to be cool and others get tattoos to commemorate people, places, and events that they want to remember forever. ....
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Samoan Tattoos
By the Polynesia Cultural Center
Tattoos, or pe'a, demonstrate the strong ties many Samoans feel for their culture. Samoans have practiced the art of tattooing both men and women for over 2,000 years. To this day, a man's tattoo extensively covers from mid-back, down the sides and flanks, to the knees. A woman's tattoo is not quite as extensive or heavy. The geometric patterns are based on ancient designs, and often denote rank and status. The va'a or canoe, for example, stretches across a man's mid-back.
Samoan oral tradition generally recognizes that two Fijian women, Taema and Tilafaiga, introduced the practice of tattooing. Before the arrival of Christian missionaries....
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Tattooed Warriers of the Amazon Jungle
By Lars Krutak
The Mundurucú, once the mightiest headhunters in all of Amazonia, were perhaps the most heavily tattooed of all indigenous groups living in South America. Although they continue to live in the Brazilian jungle today, they no longer practice tattooing which became more or less extinct in the 1940s.
Traditionally, tattooing commenced at the age of six or seven and terminated some ten years later, after which time the completed markings signified full manhood for the boys and womanhood for the girls....
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Nano Ink 'Tattoo' Could Monitor Diabetes
By Eric Bland, Discovery News
A special tattoo ink that changes color based on glucose levels inside the skin is under development by Massachusetts-based Draper Laboratories. The injectable nanotech ink could eventually free diabetics from painful blood glucose tests....
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Aztec Tattoos
By the Aztec History website
Aztec tattoos are known for their intricate and detailed patterns, and they were developed during the Aztec civilization which ruled Mexico during the 14th century. While Mesoamerican civilizations all had art styles which were similar, the Aztec style of art was quite distinct from its neighbors, and this can clearly be seen in the designs that are used for the tattoos. The first thing that you must understand about Aztec tattoos....
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Man resurrects friend's ashes into tattoo
By Bryan Johnson
Dwayne Courtney walked to a tattoo shop to immortalize his beloved friend. Cancer claimed David Comstock four months ago. 'One of the biggest things he feared in all the cancer - he didn't fear passing, he didn't fear the cancer itself - he feared being forgotten,' said Courtney.
About 20 years ago when Courtney was just a teen, Comstock made him a necklace. Courtney wore it every day and Courtney decided he'd have that necklace tattooed on his leg. But that's only part of the story. Comstock was cremated, and Courtney got some of the ashes. 'In this tattoo, there's the ashes of David Comstock,' said Courtney. With the permission of Comstock's children, tattoo artist Buddy Green mixed just a little of the ashes into the black. He said he's honored to be doing this for two old friends.....
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The role of tattooing in ancient Polynesian society
Written by the Polynesian Tribal Tattoo Worldwide Guide
As there is no writing in the Polynesian culture, the Polynesians used this art full of distinctive signs to express their identity and personality. Tattoos would indicate status in a hierarchy society: sexual maturity, genealogy and one's rank within society. Nearly everyone in ancient Polynesian society was tattooed.
The revival of Polynesian lost art: Shortly after the missionaries arrival (1797) the practice was strictly banned, as the Old Testament forbids it. In recent years, however, the art of tattooing has enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1980’s. Polynesians are once again taking pride and interest in their cultural heritage, finding their identity in the revival of many lost arts. Tattooing with traditional tools was banned in French Polynesia in 1986 by the Ministry of Health due to the difficulty in sterilizing the wooden and bone equipment.....
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Vatican University hosts Tattoo Conference
Written by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Tattooing is an artform that dates to ancient times, as documented by numerous mummy discoveries. The mummy known as 'The Scythian Chieftain's is extensively tatooed, with zoomorphic designs covering his shoulders, arms, lower right leg and parts of his chest and back. Scythians first appeared in historical records in the 8th century BC. Geographically, they lived in the area from the Black Sea to southern Siberia and central Asia.
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand's inked Maori warriors were fodder for an unusual conference at a Vatican university Tuesday on the role of tattoos in shaping identity.....
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