The Art of Tattooing
Tattooing is a traditional art form spread over many cultures and societies. A tattoo is the marking of the skin with punctures into which pigment is rubbed. The word originates from the Tahitian tattau meaning to mark. Kings and commoners, sailors and prisoners, tribesmen and sweethearts all have shared one thing: the art of the tattoo. Evidence from ancient Egypt, Greenland, Siberia, and New Zealand shows how truly global the tattooer's art is and how old. In fact, tattooing had existed for thousands of years before England's Captain Cook encountered it in the South Pacific in 1769. Merchant and naval seamen soon spread the art to Europe and America. But while its meaning has varied from people to people and from place to place, tattooing has most often served as a sign of social status, as a mark of one's passage through life, or simply as a way to beautify the body (Underwood). Once regarded in the West as frightening and repulsive, the tattoo has enjoyed great popular!ity in our own culture in recent years. Everywhere we look today such as the movies, advertisements, and television are signs that people of all walks of life appreciate and practice the art of the tattoo. Tattooing is the oldest form of self-expressive a
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