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12/20/2011

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Existed for thousands year before Englands captain cook South pacific in 1769
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1.  www.msu.edu/~krcmari/things in different Cultureindividual/world
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Tattoos made clay and red ochre with sharp bone needles
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Maori people of New Zealand Famous for their tattooing
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Tattooing was popular among many ethnic minorities in China since ancient time

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Between 1720 - 1870 Criminals were tattooed as a visible mark of punishment, this actually replaced having ears and noses removed

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Tribe in the early 10th century, describing them as tattooed from "fingernails to neck" with dark blue "tree patterns" and other "figures.
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Damaging the body is a grave offense.he traditional Han Chinese view especially Confucianism believes that the body is a gift of parents and continuation of the bloodline of the ancestors.
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The tattooing ceremonies for young chiefs, typically conducted at the time of puberty, were part of their ascendance to a leadership role.
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Tattooing in ancient history was a funereal art,Egyptian female figurines that are dated between 4000 and 2000 years BC.
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Ancient and modern times, primitive people believe that the spirit or astral body resembles an invisible human body.
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Tattoos are still used to create a spirit connection with deceased loved one and family members
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2.  http://www.thetattoocollection.com/history_of_tattoos.htm
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2000 B.C. the art of tattooing had found its way to Southeast Asia and the Ainu (western Asian nomads) then brought it with them on their migrations to Japan.
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Roman recipe for tattoo ink1 lb. of Egyptian pine wood bark
2 ounces of corroded bronze, ground with vinegar
2 ounces of gall (insect egg deposits)
1 oz. of vitriol (iron sulphate)
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Familiarity with the tattoos of Polynesian and American Indian tribes that introduced tattoos to the modern Europe.
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Linear geometric motifs are common throughout Polynesian tattoo.

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1802: By now, tattooing has caught on with sailors throughout the Royal Navy, and there are tattoo artists in almost every British port
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3.  http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/21/tattoo-timeline/
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 American Samuel O’Reilly "borrows" Edison’s electric pen design to patent a nearly identical machine that tattoos
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Popular culture helps tattoos become more popular in the West than at any time in recorded history.
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Omai also manages to introduce the word tattoointo our Western lexicon, from the Tahitian tatau, "to mark."
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Unlawful intercourse by Indian priests is punished by tattooing.
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Middle-class Japanese adorn themselves in full-body tattoos when a law is passed that only royals can wear ornate clothing.
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Important role in ritual and tradition.The civilizations of Crete, Greece, Persia, and Arabia picked up and expanded the art form
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Art to New Zealand and developed a facial style of tattooing called Moko which is still being used today.
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The electric tattoo machine allowed anyone to obtain a reasonably priced, and readily available tattoo
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Birthplace of the American style tattoo was Chatham Square in New York City.
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Cosmetic tattooing became popular, blush for cheeks, coloured lips, and eyeliner.
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World war I, the flash art images changed to those of bravery and wartime icons.
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Tattooists opened shops in areas that would support them, namely cities with military bases close by, particularly naval bases.(Travel marker)
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In 1961 there was an outbreak of hepatitis and tattooing was sent reeling on its heel.
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The general population held tattoo parlors in disrepute New York City government gave the tattoos an opportunity to form an association and self- regulate, but tattooists are independent and they were not able to organize themselves
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1960s, the attitude towards tattooing changed. Much credit can be given to Lyle Tuttle. He is a handsome, charming, interesting and knows how to use the media. He tattooed celebrities, particularly women
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The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "tatu" which means "to mark something."

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4.  http://www.powerverbs.com/tattooyou/history.htm
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Japanese began the art of tattooing in around 500 B.C.
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Tattoos are created by inserting colored materials beneath
the skins surface.
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Someone had a small wound, and rubbed it
with a hand that was dirty with soot and ashes from the fire.
once the wound had healed, they saw that a mark stayed
permanently.

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 Put on the human body by monks who incorporate
magical powers to the design while tattooing.
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5.  http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html
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Tattooing has been featured in one of the Five Classic Novels in Chinese literature, Water Margin, in which at least three of the 108 characters, Lu Zhi shen (鲁智深), Shi Jin (史進) and Yan Ching (燕青) are described as having tattoos covering nearly the whole of their bodies.
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Tattoos are frequently used to express personal and religious belief. It is now seen as a part of fashion and young generation is simply crazy about tattooing.
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Traditional Han Chinese believes that the body is a gift of parents and continuation of the bloodline of the ancestors.
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Philippines which sometimes tattooing was a sign of Rank and power in certain communities.
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Central and northern European tribes were often heavily tattooed, according to surviving accounts.
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Japanese tattooing was only practiced by the "ukiyo-e" The floating world culture, generally firemen, manual workers and prostitutes wore tattoos which communicated their status.
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Tattoos made subsequently forced a sub culture of criminals and outcasts, many of whom were the old Samurai warriors ("Ronin" - Master less).
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Middle East involved people cutting themselves and rubbing in ash during a period of mourning after an individual had died.
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Some tattoos middle east weresign of respect for the dead and a symbol of reverence and a sense of the profound loss for the newly departed.
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In Samoa Tools and techniques have changed little. The skill is often passed from father to son, each tattooartist, or tufuga, learning the craft over many years of serving as his father's apprentic
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Male tattoo in Samoa is called the pe'a,Female tattoo is called the malu.
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Samoa tattooing ceremonies for young chiefs, typically conducted at the time of puberty, were part of their ascendance to a leadership role.
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6. http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_tattooing

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Persia, the most famous literal document about Persian tattoo goes back to about 800 years ago

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 The Colour of Black under their skins, in such a manner as to be indelible."
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A tattoo, or dermal pigmentation, is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin for decorative or other reasons.
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7. http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_tattooing

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Japanese tattooing was flourishing in the 1700s, although tattooing in Japan can be traced as far back as 300 B.C.
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Polynesians and the popularity of the tattoo across Europe Captain James Cook's crews later sported tribal tattoos (suns, moons, lines, as well as human and animal markings)
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Tattooing during most of the nineteenth century was all done by hand, it was a slow and expensive process.
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Tattoo trend changed with the invention of a prototype electric tattoo machine in London
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Ordinary Americans encountered tattooed people at circus and carnival sideshows.
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In 1873 ,first time in history, women displayed their multiple tattoos for a paying audience and attracted the public with tales on how they acquired their tattoos
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Golden Age of Tattooing where tattooing saw a high level of social approval because of patriotism and soldier support.
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Military and serving Had US servicemen had their biceps, chest, calves, back, and forearms tattooed, while tattoo markings were prohibited on their faces and hands.
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1960s, there was a tattoo renaissance thanks to the anti-war, hippie, Civil Rights, gay and feminist movements.
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Artist Lyle Tuttle helped give tattoos a much more socially acceptable reputation than ever before.
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Department of Communicable Diseases to write new health regulations for tattooing.
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Old Testament passage in Leviticus 19:28, "Do not cut your bodies for the dead nor put marks upon you.
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Mayan, Aztec, and Inca cultures, tattoos played an important role in their religious rituals.
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1.  www.msu.edu/~krcmari/things in different Cultureindividual/world

 

2.  http://www.thetattoocollection.com/history_of_tattoos.htm

 

  3.  http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/21/tattoo-timeline/

 

4.  http://www.powerverbs.com/tattooyou/history.htm

 

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

 

6.  http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_tattooing

7. http://www.body-jewelry-useek.com/history-of-tattoos.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 8. http://bodyart.iloveindia.com/tattoo-history/tattooing-in-us.html

 

 

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Mindset is now changed & tattoos are becoming increasingly popular in United States among the people of every age.
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  8. http://bodyart.iloveindia.com/tattoo-history/tattooing-in-us.html
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The Japanese used to make tattoos by puncturing the skin with fine metal needles & creating multicolor designs.
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The combination of technology, historical awareness and artistic ability has taken the art of tattooing to heights never imagined .
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c. 3000 B.C. and discovered by archaeologist W.M.F. Petrie at the site of Abydos may have been used to create tattoos.

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9. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/tattoo.html#ixzz1hChXxaty
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Petrie also found the aforementioned set of small bronze instruments c. 1450 B.C.—resembling wide, flattened needles—at the ancient town site of Gurob. 

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Brighter colors were largely used in other ancient cultures, such as the Inuit who are believed to have used a yellow color along with the more usual darker pigments.



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It is generally performed at the age of about 5 or 6 years, and by gipsy-women.”


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Tattoos once was it is accepted they were used as a means of safeguarding women during pregnancy and birth.



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c. 2000-15000 B.C. were found to have blue tattoos, which in at least one case featured the same arrangement of dots across the abdomen.
 


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In 1993, a woman with tattoos, again of mythical creatures on her shoulders, wrists and thumb and of similar date, was found in a tomb in Altai. 


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Saxons tattooed family crests in early Briton, using “woad” as permanent body paint. 
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10. http://www.randomhistory.com/2008/07/26_tattoo.html
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North American working class as they became attracted to what the sailor represented: adventure, travel, exotic lands, and a free spirit  tattoos(Atkinson 2003).
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In 1955, the Assistant Secretary of Defense suggested that citizens get their blood type tattooed on their bodies in case of a military attack against the U.S. (DeMello 2007).
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Tuttle also created tattoos images that both were influenced by Collins’ theories and also reflected the social movements of the time, such as the peace, gay, and women’s movements.
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Tattoo flash became very patriotic and included such imagery as eagles, American slogans, and “girlie” tattoos.
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Parents had their children tattooed after the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped in 1932, and women became interested in tattoos as cosmetic makeup.
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Yet, tattoos have always survived, shocked, and linked us to our ancient human adventure.
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 Tattoos despite their attempt at permanence and immutability, their inherent dynamism always tend to upset cultural narratives.
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Many tattoos are now considered “fine art.” Influenced by colonialism, circus exhibits, and various cultural intersections, there are endless choices of tatoo images and styles.
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