About 20 results for ‘Tattoo’
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Tattoo
For other meanings of the word, see tattoo (disambiguation). A tattoo is a form of body modification, made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The first written reference to the word, "tattoo" (or Samoan "Tatau") appears in the journal of Joseph Banks, the naturalist aboard Captain Cook's ship the HMS Endeavour: "I shall now mention the way they mark themselves indelibly, each of them is so marked by their humor or disposition". Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures spread throughout the world. The Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, traditionally had facial tattoos. Today, one can find Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Māori of New Zealand, Hausa people of Northern Nigeria, Arabic people in East-Turkey and Atayal of Taiwan with facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesians and among certain tribal groups in Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, New Zealand and Micronesia. Indeed, the island of Great Britain takes its name from tattooing, with Britons translating as 'people of the designs' and the Picts, who originally inhabited the northern part of Britain, which literally means 'the painted people'. British people remain the most tattooed in Europe. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world.
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PEAUX-ROUGES BUFFLE. DANS LES PAMPAS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arrow
- Bow and arrow
- Child
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Tattoo
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Jeune tunisienne à la jarre
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arab people
- Bracelet
- Tattoo
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Alutiiq people
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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- Designation:
- masque (anthropomorphe)
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- Artist(s):
- Alutiiq people
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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- Designation:
- masque (anthropomorphe) | masque-planchette
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Scène dans un jardin
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arecaceae
- Domestic worker
- Folk costume
- Garden
- Man
- Musa (genus)
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de jeu d'échecs
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chess
- Chessboard
- Folk costume
- Man
- Sitting
- Southeast Asia
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de jeu
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Boules
- Child
- Folk costume
- Herb
- Southeast Asia
- Tattoo
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de jeu
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Folk costume
- Game
- Herb
- Southeast Asia
- Swagger stick
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Scène de musique en plein air
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cymbal
- Drum
- Folk costume
- Folk dance
- Herb
- Man
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Procession princière
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
- Ethnology
- Southeast Asia
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- Portrayed subject:
- Buddhism
- Chariot
- Child
- Domestic worker
- Folk costume
- Man
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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