Tattoo: An Anthropology
Diab, Mark C.
American Anthropologist. Washington: Dec 2006.
Vol. 108, ISS. 4; PG.904,3PGS
periodical
Tattooing has been a tradition of Tahiti for thousands of years. Native Tahitians expressed themselves by tribal markings and rituals etc. Some of the most artistic tatoos are widely used in a more modernized way but native Tahitian still embrace their custom. This article looks into the history,purpose and meaning of traditional tattoos and how the body is a social and cultural
context of tattooing in Tahiti .
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