Tribal Tattoo Designs

by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter

Book Overview

?????The art of tattooing has been found all over the world, from the Ice Age to our own day. And though aboriginal people from Arabia to America to the South Seas have traditionally practiced it,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570625565
• ISBN13: 9781570625565
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Let's get tribal

I thoughly enjoyed this book, as it contains numerous serioustribal body art designs. My only quibble is that the illustrat-ions and pages were very small, and it was sometimes hard to pickout the designs, especially on the Scythians. If only it werelarger in pagination, and illustration!

An Excellent Cross-Cultural Reference of Tattoos

This is an excellent book for those looking for indigenous art and original "root" design. It addresses body art from a large spectrum of social groups and all continents. The illustrations are very clear and detailed, and it is well organized to allow you to follow the evolution of a design as it jumps from country to country, culture to culture. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to find a particular tattoo design, either for personal use or simple research.

An Academic Look at Tribal Tattooing

Maarten Hesselt van Dinter's "Tribal Tattoo Designs" focuses on the cross-cultural history of tattooing, tattooing technology, and commonly expressed motifs. Also examined are societies where tattooing holds a powerful impact in recent history, where and how this custom is practiced, and its significance as a form of human transition and metamorphosis. Extensive research is given to tribal designs, which often were abstract images based on local objects encountered in the environment, such as animals and landmarks. The artwork in "Tribal Tattoo Designs" is extensively detailed, of an academic nature, and should be on the bookshelf of all anthropologists.