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Indigenous tattoo traditions : humanity through skin and ink / Lars Krutak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krutak, Lars F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tattooing--History.
- Tattooing.
- Indigenous art.
- Tattooing--History--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A beautifully illustrated history of Indigenous tattooing practices around the world Tattooing within Indigenous communities is a time-honored practice that binds the tattoo recipient to a deeply felt collective history.More than mere decoration, tattoos embody cultural values, ancestral ties, and spiritual beliefs.
- Contents:
- Tattoos of Africa, the Middle East, and Beyond
- Tattoos of Native North America
- Tattoos of South America
- Tattoos of the South Seas
- Tribal Tattoos of Japan
- Tattoos of Southeast and Mainland Asia
- India, Land of Eternal Ink
- Tattoos of China and Siberia.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-27117-8
- OCLC:
- 1511106197
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