
Tribal Pieces
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Dragon Wings
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Badora's Leg Tattoos. Figures 8.10/1-2, page 181
Figure 8.10/1. Sitting etua hypostasized mata hoata. Badora's leg tattoos: (a) mata hoata ; (b) double kake ; (c) mata hoata ; (d) kautupa ; (e) Etua ; (f) mata hoata ; (g) double kake ; (h) poriri. Source : Von den Steinen, i. 132, illus. 77 Reproduced in Gell (1998:181), "Style and Culture", Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory. see also: Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Social Theory.
"Style and Culture", page 185
Fig. 8.11/6. Langsdorff's 1813 engraving of young warrior with eye and face designs. Source: Langsdorff 1813-14. Reproduced in Gell (1998:185), "Style and Culture", Art and Agency: An Anthropological Theory . see also: Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Social Theory.
Polynesian tattoo designs
Designs on Ostrich egg using a wax and dye relief. A Ukrainian art form called Pysanky..
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The underground world uses tattoos to show membership of gangs. These are called Criminal Tattoos.
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