The world of tattoo : an illustrated history
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- The world of tattoo : an illustrated history
- Jaar:
- 2005
- Onderwerp:
- Tatoeages
Beschilderen en versieren van het lichaam - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- Amsterdam : KIT, c2005
- Plaatsnummer:
- 397 HESS (Kunstenbibliotheek)
- ISBN:
- 9068321927
- Paginering:
- 304 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
- Samenvatting:
- Introduction ## Destructive Western influences ## Limited research ## The origin and functions of tattoos ## Current trends in the West ## 1. EUROPE ## Archaeological finds -- Asian influences -- Greek and Roman punitive tattoos -- Britannia, land of the painted people -- Christian practices in the Middle Ages -- Rediscovery by explorers -- Growth of tattooing among criminals and prostitutes -- Japanese influence on high society -- The emancipation of the tattoo ## 2. CHINA AND JAPAN ## An indicator of low social status in China -- The flowering of decorative tattoo art in Japan -- Cultural heritage sidelined ## 3. SOUTHEAST ASIA ## Sexual motifs in trouser tattoos -- Magical tattoos of animals and gods -- Tribal traditions of Chinese islands -- Piercing and tattooing on the Philippines -- Tattooed weaving patterns ## 4. INDONESIA ## Borneo : inspiration for new tribalism -- Elegant lines and curves on Mentawai -- Burn marks as signs of male courage ## 5. INDIA ## Tattoos as Hindu caste markings -- Headhunting mountain tribes ## 6. OCEANIA ## Polynesia -- The advance of European animal motifs -- Warlike grooves and spirals -- Trouser tattoos versus the missionaries -- Geometric figures and mourning tattoos -- Melanesia -- Women as living jewels -- Stylised figures and sexual designs -- Micronesia -- A prohibition on tattoos and grass skirts -- Religious ceremonies and youthful trends ## 7. MIDDLE EAST ## Disseminated by gypsies and Bedouins -- Beauty spots and passages from the Koran ## 8. AFRICA ## Discrete dots in the Maghreb -- Ancient Egyptian tattooing traditions -- Scar tattoos in Black Africa ## 9. LATIN AMERICA ## Warrior tattoos in middle America -- Caribbean cults -- Pre-colonial traditions in the Amazon region -- Decorated women in the Gran Chaco “# 10. NORTH AMERICA ## Decorative tattoos -- Warrior symbols and marks of honour -- Clan totems ## 11. ARCTIC ## A question of life and death for the Inuit -- Decorations for male courage in Siberia.
- Nota:
- boek
- Permalink:
- https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/kub01:000423776
