Amazing Discovery of Early Haida "Tattooing Kit" at Smithsonian Institution
Socializing Bodies: A History of the Tattoo
- An excellent article the covers the history of tattoos and their
significance in the culture of today.
Historically, all Amazonian tribes were identified by unique
facial tattoos.
The Matsés have accentuated lines tattooed on their faces to
identify them as members of their tribe. The
Movement in the
Amazon for Tribal Subsistence and Economic Sustainability (MATSES)
is an organization of the Matsés tribe offering assistance to the
Matsés people. The non-profit organization was formed so that this
native Amazonian tribe can conserve their native culture and
indigenous communal reserve in a sustainable and autonomous manner.
Amazon
Indians Native Tribe Photos | Videos - Introduction to
Amazon native tribes of the Rainforest. Source for photos and videos
of Amazon Indian tribes and indigenous people of the Amazon,
including photo gallery and images.
Smithsonian Magazine - TATTOOS - The Ancient and Mysterious History
Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of
years. These permanent designs—sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate,
always personal—have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations
of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of
punishment.
Mummy of Tattooed Woman Discovered in Peru Pyramid - An exquisitely
preserved and elaborately tattooed mummy of a young woman has been
discovered deep inside a mud-brick pyramid in northern Peru,
archaeologists from Peru and the U.S. announced... (See
photos of the mummy from National Geographic magazine.)
Tattooed mummy, baptized the Lady of Cao, discovered in Peru
May 16, 2006. Source: MSN News, AP, National
Geographic
Tattooed mummy puzzles scientists in Peru. They say items found
alongside female hint that she was a warrior...
Tribal Tattoo History - a
sampling of early tribal tattoo designs from around the world
starting in Egypt 2000BC
Tribalsite
-- A forum for traditional tribal cultures, ethnographic art, and alternative
natural remedies, from around the world.
tribalphoto.com
-- tribalphoto.com is a photographic resource that supports tribal survival, the defense of human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous people.
Tribaltrappings - Specializes in the artifacts of the world's tribal cultures especially those in SE Asia, Indonesia, Central Asia and the Middle East.
Check tattoo items in Antiques/Tools & Weapons.
Australian
Museum's - Body Art -- about universality, diversity and antiquity: concepts of beauty: identity and transformation: meaning and significance of symbols: and pain, endurance and rites of passage.
Early
Archaeological Evidence of Tattoos in Neolithic Europe -- An ancient clay figure of the lower half of a male body believed to date back to the Stone Age has been discovered in eastern Germany,
archaeologists said... The statue, dubbed the Adonis of Zschernitz, details a male body from the waist to the calves, and is the first such representation of a man to be found in the area, believed to date from 5,000 BC.
The Adonis also has deliberate cuts along its bottom, which, Miss Oexle said, are not indications of clothing but probably represent tattoos...
Skin
Stories - The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo -- Skin Stories is an anthology of stories and stunning images gathered from the hot spots of Pacific tattoo: from the steaming landscape of Rotorua in New Zealand to the vibrant gathering of the first international tattoo convention in Apia, Samoa; from the terraced, lush taro fields of Maui to the golden beaches of O’ahu and California.
Samoa
- Tattoos -- Some basic information about the tattooing procedure in Samoa. Drawings of tattoos from Samoa, a photograph of the implements used in Samoa for tattooing and the traditional song sung in Samoa
while men are receiving the pe'a
TATAU:
THE TAHITIAN REVIVAL -- Tricia Allen's 1998 article on the revival
of the Tahitian tattoo
Tongan
Tatatau tradition -- Dedicated to preserving a once important
part of Tongan culture, in an area that is usually associated with
Samoan or Tahitian traditions.
Easter
Island Tattoos -- Some of the traditional designs and bit of
history
History-induced Stigma: The Role of Tattoos in Japanese Society
-- Excellent overview of the history of tattooing in Japan, the
current feelings about having a tattoo and much more! Well written and
researched -- recommended reading!
The
Art of the Japanese Tattoo -- The
Japanese tattoo is an ancient art. Haniwa, small clay figurines, some
bearing facial tattoos, have been found in tombs that date from the
fourth or fifth century. It is thought that the tattoo signified social
rank or warded off evil spirits and wild animals. Over time, the custom
faded and it became the fate of criminals, in the old Chinese manner, to
be tattooed on the face as a form of punishment.
Tattoo
History and Culture in early Japan -- The most comprehensive record of early Japan that remains was written by the Chinese some time before A.D. 300. It portrays the Japanese as law-abiding people, fond of drink, concerned with divination and ritual purity, familiar with agriculture (including wet-rice cultivation), expert at fishing and weaving, and living in a society where social differences were expressed through the use of tattooing or other bodily markings.
Ancient
Egyptian Tattoos -- Written records, physical remains, and works
of art relevant to Egyptian tattoo have virtually been ignored by
earlier Egyptologists influenced by prevailing social attitudes toward
the medium.
Beauty
Secrets of the Egyptians -- Tattoos in Ancient Egypt, this
article is devoted to ancient and permanent body adornment.
Body Piercing,
Tattoos and the Image of God -- Sermon given April 24, 1998, by Rabbi Barry H. Block
Christians,
Tattoos and Piercings
-- Can a Christian have a Tattoo?
Religion
and Spirituality -- I
started my search by looking for the word “tattoo” in the Bible. The
King James Version never mentions it, and the New International Version
and the New King James Version mention it only once, in Leviticus
19:28...
Tattoos
in India -- Tattooing is widely practiced among the Adivasis of
Madhya Pradesh
Tattoo
in Chinese history -- tattoo is called "Wen Shen" or
"Ci Shen" in Chinese. The term means literally "puncture
the body".
Tattooed Royalty -- An 1898
article titled "Queer Stories of a Queer Craze" by R. J. Stephen
published in The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine.
Tattoo
History Source Book -- Steve Gilbert's extensively
researched site has a lot of info
A
Unique Part of History -- At one time tattoos were only accepted among sailors, bikers or freaks.
Today it seems like almost everyone has a tattoo. Hell, your mom's probably got one in a place you don't want to know about...
North
America's Wichita Tribe -- Historical overview of the Wichita
people that includes mention of their tattooing practices
NOVA
Online -- Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden -- Some of the
earliest examples of tattooing
NOVA Online
-- Transcripts | Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman
Nationalgeographic.com -- Resource for scientific discovery, travel, exploration, photography, maps, and news, featuring multimedia applications, live webcams, educational tools, and an online store from the National Geographic Society.
American
Museum of Modern History -- Body Art: Marks of Identity
Lots of facts and resources
The
National Museum of Natural History -- Smithsonian Institution
The Museum of Anthropology at
U.B.C. -- information about and access to cultural objects from around the world, with emphasis on the achievements and concerns of the First Peoples and British Columbia's cultural communities
