Tuesday, 2 August 2011

micronesia tattoo

This is a continuation of a set that I created in 2008 (shown here ) to show a variety of photos taken in Verdi Square, at 72nd Street and Broadway. Philippines Micronesia 099 in Memory Of tattoo. Image by rapidtravelchai. Tattooed Irishman...

tattoo in Micronesia while
tattoo in Micronesia while

Micronesia, Samoa, Tahiti,
Micronesia, Samoa, Tahiti,

Micronesia Tattoo Style Refrigerator Magnet by repofcountries
Micronesia Tattoo Style Refrigerator Magnet by repofcountries

Engraving of a tattooed Fijian
Engraving of a tattooed Fijian

Chuuk Tattoo
Chuuk Tattoo

Caroline Islander Tattoos
Caroline Islander Tattoos

This was called puncture tattooing. In Polynesia and Micronesia, an implement that resembles a rake was utilised to gently prick the dermis with the pigment. In South and North America, similar pricking methods were utilized.
Tattooing And Tattoo Instruments | The Board Magazine

A tattoo is a marking created by inserting dark, indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment for.... The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, traditionally wore facial tattoos.... Tattooing was widespread among Polynesian peoples as well as among certain tribal groups in the Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, New Zealand as well as Micronesia.
micronesia tattoo

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