Tattooing is almost certainly one of the only industries that have been around longer than the sex industry. It has had a similar amount of disparagement as well, if not maybe more. Evidence of tools used for tattooing has been found dating back. If you have any older relatives that want to give you any grief for getting a tattoo, just remind them that somewhere back further in the family tree, probably thousands of years, one of your relatives was probably getting tattooed by the campfire.
Tattooing
The Polynesian Islands are located in the South Pacific. There, it is wary originate the most good-looking and mastered of ancient tattooing. There, they generally have larger tattoos, usually on most of their faces. Sadly, in the 19thcentury, tattooing was banned on many of their islands. This unfortunately led to the loss of many of their tattooing background and designs.
Hawaii
Occasionally, tattooing in Hawaii would portray a person’s social status. The tattoos there also were not only for decoration, but also provide religious and physical protection. In Hawaii, tattoos often contain lizards, sea turtles, tropical flowers and other secret code of their ancient traditions.
Tattooing
The tattoo in Samoa is very important in signifying social class. It is a very special affair when the Chief’s son is tattooed. Their tattoos generally cover the lower torso down to the knee, much like a pair of shorts. Generally, these tattoos are given when the child reaches their teen years, marking their entry into adulthood.
Tattooing
Japanese tattooing has had a very large manipulate on what we know as tattooing today. Military personnel would come back from Japan with Japanese designs such as large, intricate dragons. Western artists would copy these designs or get these tattoos themselves. Some have said that today’s tattooing practices are a combination of the old western style and those Japanese tattoo styles. Many western tattoo artists concentrate in Japanese style tattooing.
Tattooing
In earlier times, Japan came to adopt some of their practices from China. In China, tattooing was used to mark criminal, as it was considered a form of castigation. Japan started using tattooing as a replacement for the death punishment. They perfected a design that would identify criminals. This marking put them in the lowest social class, and caused them to disassociate from their family and friends. Tattooing eventually became popular again, and at this point, other types of chastisement in progress to take form as replacement
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