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by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly
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ISBN: 0486468127 Dover Publications Price: $14.95 |
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This engrossing 1925 survey offers one of the most complete histories of world tattoo practices. Written during an era when colonial authorities had all but eliminated indigenous tattooing, it discusses their significance in terms of religious beliefs and social status. This Dover edition features a new selection of 80 images from vanishing cultures.
Reprint of The History of Tattooing and Its Significance, published by H. F. & G. Witherby, London, 1925.
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Table of Contents for The History of Tattooing
Introduction 1. Body Marking in Relation to Religious Beliefs and Practices 2. Body Marking and Magic 3. Body Marking for Social and Anti-Social Purposes 4. Technique of Body Marking 5. Geographical Distribution of Tattooing 6. Historical Distribution of Tattooing