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2. Tā moko - Wikipedia

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   Painting by Gottfried Lindauer of a moko being carved into a man's face by a tohunga-tā-moko (tattooist) A collection of kōrere (feeding funnels). Historically the skin was carved by uhi [6] (chisels), rather than punctured as in common contemporary tattooing; this left the skin with grooves rather than a smooth surface.

3. Deq (tattoo) - Wikipedia

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   The place for the tattoo is then cleaned by this leek juice mixture, a design is drawn by piercing and the combined mixture is then put on the skin. [3] Jacques de Morgan also observed the tattooing of Kurdish women in 1895, and mentioned that old women had most tattoos and were sometimes tattooed all over the body. When men were tattooed, it ...

4. Yantra tattooing - Wikipedia

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   Tattoos of yantra designs were believed to hold magic power, and were used much like the kolam tattoos of India. For these people, religion is closely tied to the notion of magic, health, and good fortune. [3] The script used for yantra designs varies according to culture and geography. In Cambodia and central Thailand, the Khom script is used.

5. Adinkra symbols - Wikipedia

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   Samples of recorded Adinkra symbols. Adinkra are symbols from Ghana that represent concepts or aphorisms. Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics, logos and pottery. They are incorporated into walls and other architectural features. Adinkra symbols appear on some traditional Akan goldweights. The symbols are also carved on stools for domestic ...

6. Batok - Wikipedia

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   Other tattoos for men include the babalakay, sun-like or cross-like tattoos on the thigh that represented spiders; and the hisi, a tattoo on the back of the hand to the middle of the forearm which is uniformly black except for a narrow untattooed line running along the pulse of the wrist. These tattoos are applied to all men as soon as they ...

7. Albanian traditional tattooing - Wikipedia

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   Albanian tattoo patterns: 19th century (top), early 20th century (bottom). They are symbols of the Sun and the Moon ; the cross (also swastika in some tattoos) is the Albanian traditional way to represent the deified Fire – Zjarri, evidently also called with the theonym Enji. [1]

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9. History of tattooing - Wikipedia

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   The tattoo designs were based on the belief that people were part of the larger cycle of life and integrated elements of the land, sky, water, and the space in between to symbolize these beliefs. [ 39 ] : 222–228 In addition, the Osage People believed in the smaller cycle of life, recognizing the importance of women giving life through ...