Branden Rogers

Anya Flowe

TATTOOS

The word tattoo is said to have come from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means “striking something” and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’

HISTORY OF TATTOOS

Tattooing is massively diverse Northern Europe/ Celts Egypt Thailand Japan Pazyryk India Greece

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

Mummies have been found as late back as the 4 th dynasty with tattoos

Women ritualistic tattoos

Thought to be the origin

EGYPT

The tattoos shown to the right were found on a 5000 year old ice man in Northern Europe

There were over 57 tattoos found on his body

NORTHERN EUROPE

Celtic culture was full of body art

Symbolize the connection of all life

Used the process called woading

CELTS

Thais believe women do not need the extra boost as they are already strong enough on their own

Magical

Women are excluded because monks are not allowed to be touched by them

THAILAND

Tattoos was decoration not magical

Classic Japanese tattoo is a full body tattoo

JAPAN

Mummies found that date back to around 2400 years ago

Tattoos of animals which depict magical significance and decorative elements

PAZYRYK

Magic is incorporated into the design

Protection

INDIA

Felt exoticFirst know time where tattoos were used as

something other than body art

GREECE/ROME

TRIBAL

Koita people of Papua New Guinea Tattooing begins at age fiveV-shaped tattoo on the chest indicates that she has reached marriageable age

Princess Ukok2,500+ years oldhttp://siberiantimes.com/c

ulture/others/features/siberian-princess-reveals-her-2500-year-old-tattoos/

TATTOOS AS RANK

SAILOR TATTOOS

SwallowsOne swallow – 5,000 nautical milesSafe return homeKnucklesPrevent falls http://mmbc.bc.ca/downloads/educational_materials/Tatoos/tattoo%20activity%20text.pdf

PRISON/GANG TATTOOS

Latin KingsTeardrops http://

www.washingtoncitypaper.com/art icles/35479/tattoo-regret

Chinese Mafia http: / /www.al istofl ists .com/misce l laneous/5-of- the-biggest-gangs

TATTOOS IN TODAY’S CULTURE

Permanent makeup http://www.reneerouleau.com/permanentmakeup.aspx

Celebrities

TABOO CLIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1P7_VfcDq8

METHODS

TraditionalModern

designboom. a brief history of tattoos. 2010. 19 April 2013.

http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

RESOURCES