Tattoo History

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ago. He was found frozen intact in an Italian glazier. During examination he was found to have both arms, legs, and torso, covered with elaborate tattoos representing mythical creatures. Also reported at 15000 BC ice age rock carvings show tattooed figures, and 4200 BC Egyptian mummies wore tattoos.
The process of being tattooed as a man is much unlike that of a women. Each tribe completes the process in different and unusual ways. Kayans usually began the tattooing process during boyhood. If a man takes the head of an enemy he can have the backs of his hands and fingers covered with tattoos (Hose). Samoa tribes take several months to complete the tattooing process, it is a very strict ritual. The sequence of tattooing begins with the waist and progressing down to the knees, only working with the area the size of a hand each week. To a Soman man, this part of his life is very crucial, it is when he enters manhood. For the Ojibwa, tattoos were used for therapeutic ...

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a dead person is lying unburied in the house. This is considered a delay because, it said to be pemali to let blood during these occasions (web page). The tattoo of an Ao Naga woman takes place in the jungle where no men are present. They complete the process in four stages beginning with lines placed on her chin moving downward throughout the years.
The process of tattooing can be done in many different ways, and has changed greatly from time to time. First record of tattooing was done with a blackened stick in a fire then burnt onto human skin. For the Kayan tribe they used two or three prickers and an iron striker all kept in a wooden case. The striker is a short iron rod, half ...

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