tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20293956031929135812012-01-16T21:21:24.423-08:00Tattoos: Who, What, Why, Where, When~BS~noreply@blogger.comBlogger5301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029395603192913581.post-43112800142812864662009-12-03T22:42:00.001-08:002009-12-03T23:32:22.644-08:00

PEACE!!!The Hebrew Neck Tattoo Picture is courtesy of GregPC from flickrPeace is very important to her! The Hebrew Tattoo Picture is courtesy of Will Norris from flickrThis is a Hebrew phrase that means "belonging to God" (literally, "to Yahweh") taken from the Tanak (Isaiah 44:5). and war... The Hebrew Bible Verse Tattoo Picture is courtesy of leah.jones from flickrTranslation of the verse:"

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Where The Sidewalk Ends Tattoo Picture is courtesy of geekbettyPart of the song by Shel Silverstein There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins,And there the grass grows soft and white,And there the sun burns crimson bright,And there the moon-bird rests from his flightTo cool in the peppermint wind...

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The Anime Style Finger Tattoo Tears Picture is courtesy of hypersapiens She wrote about the making of this tattoo:I won't lie... it was a bad spot... the only other spot that hurt that much was the top of my foot... both the fingers and foot might have put me off tattooing if they had been my first tattoos, because they were so intensely painful. (There's more nerve endings in those spots that

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Different kind of tears (Tattoos):The Tears Tattoo picture is courtesy of graphic.wardThe picture is courtesy of Brother O'Mara Crying over a broken sunglasses... :)Please send me more Tears Tattoos pictures and I'll blog them!

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from the NYC Tattoo Convention - Old school style - Courtesy of gonzoonfirst (See the collection of old school from the tags on your left.)

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great picture from the 2009 NYC TATTOO CONVENTION , courtesy of gonzoonfirst

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The cow ass tattoo picture is courtesy of James BonnerThis is a variation on sailor Jerry monkey ass tattoo in different design. great!

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Mike Tyson Maori Tattoo picture is courtesy of sorawo Mike Tyson Tattoo picture are courtesy of stan

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The sailor Jerry "aloha design" tattoo is courtesy of keldemean

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The funny tattoo - Back head keeping an eye on the back tattoo, is courtesy of Mickaul

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I am starting a new label - "Funny Tattoos"You are most welcome to send me funny tattoos and I'll blog it with credit to you!The "mowing the lawn tattoo" is courtesy of LisaHerrod and she is it's copyright holder.

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This video is not for everyone...This guy gets a tattoo in his eyeball!It is deffinetly a courages act...!I dont think it's preaty, if I would think it will suit me, off course I would do one...Yea even two... in both eyes... I am not afraid... It's just that I dont find it atractive, to put needles in my eyes...I'll pass thank you!Call me an old fasion, but I prefer my ink, under my skin and not

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The Dragonfly tattoo picture is courtesy of S Adam ZuckermanDragonfly tattoo is lighting up the imagination.Dragonfly is a real creature but it has an aura of a fantasy creature.Dragonflies are something between a butterfly and a fairy.It's not hard to imagine how these delicate creatures are flying with their transparent wings between flowers and over lakes. Instead of capturing dragonflies and

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The Human canvas - tattoo picture is courtesy of " Binder.donedat " from flickr.

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The Women Sword Snake and Cards Tattoo is courtesy of the tattooer GotchI can asume it gives a good sense of security to walk around with such a sword attached to your back!

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The Pony and the Tiki finger tattoos are courtesy of ouchiscoolThe Native Maoris of New Zealand have these tikis carved out of green stone which is a type of jade.Maori Tiki  The Maories and other polynesians use the name Tiki for carved human figures. It is usualy carved in greenstone and being worn as a neck pendant. Hei-tiki is the full name. This ornament is believed to be a fertility

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The Butterflies Tattoo picture is courtesy of " Shannon Archuleta " from flickr

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The Japanese Koi Tattoo Picture is courtesy of pupatattooFemale Koi grow larger than male KoiThe reason for that is the human breeders technique.The best Koi breeding results will be achieved if one female Koi will breed with a group of Koi males, in order to get a variety of different colors and patterns, better immune systems and genetics.A female with a group of large males that could heart

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People and Tattoos, pictures are courtesy of  Oliver Behrmann from flickr.Were taken on the tattoo festival in santa cruz de tenerife.

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Tattoo art sleeve contrasting the colors of the shirt make it stands out.perfect match of the tattoos and the shirt it's like two layers shirt.perfect match of the tattoos shirt and the pants.the shirt that covers the tattoos and the tattoos that can be seen behind the shirt.very sexy!Tattoos are like clothes, they cover the body so it is less naked.At the same time, tattoos are like invisible

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The Koi tattoo picture or Nishikigoi tattoo picture is courtesy of jason morgan from http://www.oneshottattoo.net/Koi is also known as Nishikigoi - the swimming jewels of the Orient!

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The cat tattoo picture is courtesy of " miss pupik " from flickrIn this cat tattoo we can see,  that the cats tail is up which means he is content and proud.The tail also look like a Sol key and may symbolize the love for music.

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The little prince tattoo picture is courtesy of augrust.One of the best sentences on this amazing book is:"It is the time you have spent with your rose that makes your rose so important."That's one of the reasons tattoos are so meaningful to the wearer. After you've made your tattoo, you spend a lot's of time with it - hopefully, the rest of your life.

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The eyelid tattoo picture is courtesy of HeadOvMetal .Tattoo by Meganat:Gully Cat2006 S. First St.Austin, Texas78704512-440-7800Here is an intresting article I found about making an eyelid tattoo:Eyelid Tattooing Experience by the lizzardmanIn the article he describes how he found the right tattooer for this kind of tattoo,(not many tattooers have the experience or the confidence to do eyelid

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The Octopus tattoo picture is courtesy of Gotch @ Harizanmai tattoo Studio---Well, apparently they do, even though it is more common with women.---Send me 3D Octopus tattoos...

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The Octupos Tattoo picture is courtesy of Jane-.Some wards about the Octopus tat:Octopus tattoo may symbolize Insight, Vision, Mystery, Illusion, Intelligence, Diversity, Variability.Octopus are strong creatures, free flowing, beautiful and mysterious. Ornaments like octopus medallion, were worn by seaman to ward evil.It is more common for women to get octopus tattoo than man.

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The Octupos Tattoo picture is courtesy of Lou O' Bedlam.I wonder how such a tattoo may change the caracter of its wearer...It reminds me of the movie of Junichiro Tanizaki’s - The Tattooer, who I wrote about a few weeks ago.

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The Koi tattoo picture is courtesy of K-Bot.---Koi fishes are mooving swiftly and smoothly. Koi are able to leap obstacles and barriers so they are also understood as determined indomitable travelers.

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The Koi tattoo picture is courtesy of I likE plants!.---Great Koi tattoo! you can see that the koi "swims" up the arm against gravity force.The wave is very hipnotisng, make sure not to stair at it too much...!

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The 3D scorpion tattoo picture is courtesy of The Tattoo Studio .Pluto is the ruler of Scorpio. Scorpio born people are focused on their private life, and on their deepest feelings. They are serious minded. They can be playful with animals and with children.

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Copts and tattoos:Copts are Christians who live since 284 CE as a small minority group in Egypt, Armenia, Abyssinia, Syria, and Russia.Fact 1: Copts can be identified by a tattoo of a cross on their right wrist or on the forehead.Fact 2: All Copt pilgrims to Jerusalem must get a tattoo to prove they visited thereReasons:Commemorative tattoos.To show their strong faith.According to the Coptic

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Jill Ciment’s NovelThe Tattoo Artist (2005) is about Sara Ehrenreich, a Jewish painter. She went on a journey to an island in the Pacific. There was a storm when she arrived there, and the natives connected it with her arrival and tattooed her face. As time went by she learned the art of tattoo, and tattooed all her skin. She stayed in the island for thirty years.I like the brilliant design of

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Christian Tattoos belong to the category of religious tattoos. Today many Christians have tattoos, but a few dozen years ago it was hard to find any Christian with a tattoo. There’s a hot discussion about the legitimacy of tattoos where Leviticus 19:28 is frequently mentioned: "You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the LORD." In

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Using tattoos to prevent religious conversion.Darko Zubrinic from Zagreb published in 1995 that some Catholic Christian Bosnian women from Croatian origin, tattooed Christian symbols on visible parts of the body like hands and cheeks. He claims that this kind of tattooing was practiced during Ottoman occupation in order to prevent conversion to Islam, but it started much earlier than the first

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The Papua New Guinea Tribal Tattoos picture is courtesy of djringer from flickr. Lars Krutak wrote about Papua New Guinea tattoos on vanishingtattoo.com. He claimed that among the Motu, Waima, Aroma, Hula, Mekeo, Mailu before WWII women of these tribes had tattoos all over the body, while men had tattoos on their chest indicating successful headhunting. After WWII tattooing almost

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The Karnataka Indian Tattoo picture is courtesy of Black Box.More than two hundred tattoo designs have been identified in Karnataka (SouthIndia). A tattoo in the shape of a crown on the skin of a pregnant woman was believed to bring a beautiful daughter. A tattoo on a woman’s wrist was believed to prevent death of her family members.Book title: South Asian FolkloreAuthors: Peter J. Claus, Sarah

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The Bamboo Tattoo Picture is courtesy of draggin and he is the Copyright holder of it. There are two meanings of the term “bamboo tattoo:The tool with which some tattoo masters work, and the design of the bamboo plant. The bamboo plant symbolizes good character (bamboo bends, but it doesn't break) and long life (bamboo always has green shoots).Bamboo tattooing-tool is disappearing nowadays

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Krystyne KolorfulStriptease dancer Krystyne Kolorful of Alberta, Canada, holds (together with Julia Gnuse) the Guinness title of Most Tattooed ladies. It cost her about fifteen thousand USD to tattoo ninety-five percents of her body (except for her face). The tattoo took about ten years.13 different masters covered her body with patterns including a dragon (from her chest to her back) and some

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Inuit (Eskimo) TattooIn 1972, mummies of six Inuit women from the 15th century CE were discovered in Greenland. Five of them had tattooed lines over the eyebrows, on the cheeks and on the chin.David W. Laverie published in A History of the Native People of Canada a realistic drawing of a facial tattooed woman on an ivory maskette dated 2,250 BCE, which was discovered in a tent floor at Devon

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TattoosModern Primitive (Or Urban Primitive) movement is a subculture that symbolically (not literally) rejects modern technology. Its members adore tattoos in particular, and tribal traditions of body manipulation in general as a means for transforming their state of consciousness.Founder (in 1985/6) of this movement was Bodymod Pioneer Roland Loomis whose stage name was Fakir Musafar (after a

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Ivy Leaves TattooResearcher Joann Fletcherfrom the British University of York said in an interview to Cate Lineberry (smithsonian.com) that there were times when Greeks ruled Egypt and one of the kings called Ptolemy IV (221-205 B.C.) had a tattoo with a design of ivy leaves. Ivy leaves characterize the worshippers of Dionysus (Bacchus), god of wine and patron of that royal dynasty.I saw the ivy

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Marquesan Tribal TattoosFrederick O'Brien in his book White Shadows in the South Seas (1919, Project Gutenberg, with Illustrations From Photographs by T. Werner Laurie, Ltd.) writes a lot about tribal tattoos in the Marquesas island of Hiva-oa, French Polynesia, group of islands in the South Pacific, but describes only the foot of a woman named Titihuti, which was tattooed like sandals from toes

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Queequeg, the tattooed savage harpooner, is one of the main protagonists in the Allegorical novel Moby Dick (1851), by Herman Melville. Queequeg is most probably the first tattooed person I stumbled upon. Anyhow Melville has some insights that are still fresh after more than 150 years:1. “Tattoos are riddles to unfold”:a. "This tattooing had been the work of a departed prophet and

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The Aegishjalmar Tattoo picture is courtesy of elision and he is the Copyright holder of it.An aegishjalmar is an ancient Norse form composed from small runes (bindrunes, Scandinavian letters). It is used for protection. The meaning of the word is “helm of awe”. The first part of the name, Aegis, is the name of the God of the violent seas. It was believed that aegishjalmar could take negative

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Scarring Tribal TattoosFact 1: West African indigenous people use scarring tattoos as a form of initiation, and as a sign of personal courage. Tools: razor bladesReasons:To mark belonging to a certain tribe or villageTo protect against evil spiritsFact 2: Southern Sudanese Nuer indigenous people use to make six cuts on the forehead of each boyReason: Initiation rite.Fact 3: Sudanese Nuba women

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Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) invented (in 1877) an electromagnetic perforating pen, which punched holes in paper. It wasn’t used for tattoos but for embroidery patterns. Samuel O'Reilly, a Tattoo master, developed and patented (In 1891) this invention into the tattoo machine, which injects ink into a person's skin. Interestingly, Edison had on his arm a tattoo design of five dots.Tattoo Machine

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Junichiro Tanizaki’s - The TattooerIn 1910 Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886- 1965) published his first short story titled Shisei ("The Tattooer"). It tells about a sadistic tattoo master who designs a large spider on the skin of a beautiful young geisha. The Tattoo changes her modest character extremely and she becomes a cruel woman. In 2006 Hisayasu Sato made a film (SI-SEI) based on

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Vikings of the SunriseEthnologist Sir Peter Buck in his book Vikings of the Sunrise, 1938, brings in chapter nine, The Southwest Course, the following pictures of Chief and a warrior with their tattoos: A tattooed Chief of Rennell Island in Melanesia - group of islands north and northeast of Australia Marquesas Warrior and his tattoos Peter Buck (In chapter 20 p. 292) wrote that Samoan myth

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The Viking Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of Vic'thor da' Viking and he is the Copyright holder of it.---Vikings were Scandinavian warriors and pirates in the 8th –11th century C.E. who conquered and settled wide areas of Europe. Viking voyages ended because and after they became Christians.It seems that there is scarce evidence about the Vikings actually having tattoos: In the tenth century traveler

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Tattoos are in the eye's of the beholder. For example:Flannery O’Connor’s story - “Parker’s back” (First Published: 1965) tells about a young man named O.E. Parker who was decided to cover his body with tattoos after being inspired as a child by a tattooed man at a fair. He covered his whole body except for his back. Later he married a preacher’s daughter. Eventually, he made a tattoo of a

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In the 1870’s Barnum’s circus ran tattooed performer Captain Costentenus’ show. He’s considered to be the second tattooed man in the U.S.A after James F. O’Connel (1842). Costentenus had a full body tattoo from his head to his toes, except for the soles of his feet. The style of his patterns came from Burma. It is not known when and where he was born (maybe Albania, 1836) or who was his tattoo

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Kayan tattoo Design by permission of BMEzine. This designn is tattooed in rows on the front and on the sides of the thigh.You can see two hornbill heads right at the top.Leo Brereton published a vivid description of Iban tattooing in "Tattootime" (1982).One of his interesting points was that before the Iban attacked, they used to raise a hornbill-carving pointing at the direction of their

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http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-CowYest-t1-body-d1-d11.htmlJames Cowan in his book The Maori: Yesterday and To-day (Chapter XI. — Moko: The Tattooing art) brings the following pictures: Tattoo master at work after a painting by G. Lindauer.Tattooed Maori Chief from a drawing by General G. RobleyChief from North Auckland by S. Stuart, at Kaikohe, 1875 Tattoo expert from King Country,

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Olive Oatman is considered the first tattooed American white woman. In 1851 Tonto Apaches killed her family in southern Arizona and captured her, at the age of 13, together with her sister, Mary Ann, who was seven years old at the time. After a year of slavery Mojaves bought them. Her sister died during a famine. Olive got from Mojaves a tribal tattoo on her chin during her puberty ritual. In

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Iban Tattoo PatternsThe Iban (also called the Sea Dayak) is an indigenous tribe of Borneo, world's third largest island located in the archipelagos of Malaysia, southwest of the Philippines. The name Iban is connected to headhunting, which they practiced before the Dutch colonized Borneo in the early 17th century. The Iban are responsible, most probably, for the wiping out of a few neighboring

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Illustrated Man DVD cover with some of my Jim Jarmusch collection.Wikipedia entry The Illustrated Man is about an influential science fiction book by Ray Bradbury (published in 1951). The book includes eighteen stories connected by the "the Illustrated Man", a tattooed vagabond. A woman from the future made his magical tattoos which move and change each telling a different story. In 1969 the

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Tribal tattoos of Bontoc IgorotAnthropologist Albert Ernest Jenks wrote in his book Bontoc Igorot (Manila, 1905, Project Gutenberg) about the tribal tattoos of Bontoc Igorot as he studied them in 1903. Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Charles Martin, Government photographer, and the writer made the illustrations from photographs. Photo by Martin - Figure 146 in the bookIn this

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Check out this video, Some nice close-ups of Ötzi the Iceman.

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The Tattoos Pictures are Courtesy of shutterhero and He is the Copyright holder of it. These tattoos are rarely practice these days among the Kayan ladies or other Orang Ulu tribes. 19th Century Tribal Tattoos in Borneo Charles Hose and William McDougall in their book, Pagan Tribes of Borneo (1912, Project Gutenberg, 375 pages) gathered valuable first-hand information about the Pagan Tribes of

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The bannana tattoo is courtesy of Anterr and he is the Copyright holder of it. It was made by his Photoshop brushes-The bannana fruit can be called "fingers" and bunch of bannanas "palm" or "hand" so we can call this photoshop work bannanas tattoos or palm or finger tattoos. Maybe new tattooers who are not sure if their hands are steady enough could make their first tattoos on bannanas and save

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The Turtle tattoo Picture is Courtesy of jadeturtlejulie and she is the Copyright holder of it.The Turtule is an ancient symbol and for those of you who goanna do a Turtle tattoo here are some of what this tattoo stands for:Turtles represent old wisdom, experience, patience and andurance.If a turtle suddenly shows up in your life it can be a good reminder for you to pay attention or you will

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Kayan Tribe Legend about the origin of tatuCharles Hose and R. Shelford in their 1906 book Materials for a Study of Tatu in Borneo brought a lovely Kayan Tribe Legend about the origin of tatu. I guess no one of you readers thought about tattooing birds:)Long time ago the feathering of birds was boring. One day the coucal bird from the cuckoo family suggested to tattoo its friend the pheasant. The

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The Cross Arm Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of ovenfried_beads and she is the Copyright holder of it."bold way to express it, heh?", she wrote about it.---Popular Christian tattoo designs are:· The cross (sometimes with a crown of thorns, or with nails),· The labarum: Chi Rho Greek letters representing the first two letters of Jesus.· The fish symbol, which is based on biblical verses· Alpha and

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The Back Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of Cherie Priest and she is the Copyright holder of it.She wrote about her tattoo:One of my tattoos. In Greek, the first bit of John 1:1 (Christian New Testament): "In the beginning was the word." I got it when my first book when to press.Designed by Jym Annear.

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On Personal Art Tattoo homepage:Here you will find some of the best tattoo artists in the country, specializing in different areas. Birdie, the founder and owner of the studio, has been working as a tattoo artist since 1994. Electric Linda came to the studio in 2000. Astrid started tattooing two years later. Kristoffer started tattooing spring '2007. If you have a question about tattoos in

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The Kalash Girls with mulberry-juice tattoos picture and the the text below are Courtesy of saffyhuk and he is the Copyright holder of it.Rumbur, Chitral, PakistanThe Kalash are found in 3 valleys Rumbur, Bumburet and Birir. They are a warrior like people who ruled from near Kabul to the Lowari Pass. They are not Muslims but follow their own way of life and there is only a few thousand Kalasha

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Upper Paleolithic Tattoo, one of the earliest tattoo eveidence.Tattoo instruments from the Upper Paleolithic period (more than ten thousand years ago) have been found in a cave in Southern France, known as Grottes du Mas d'Azil:A clay diskRed ochreNeedles made from bones, which fit holes in the above-mentioned disk.See: http://www.tattoosymbol.com/timeline/timeline-1.htmlRed ochre belongs to the

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The Scorpion Hand Tattoo is Courtesy of Las Vegas Tattoos by Jon Poulson and he is the Copyright holder of it.What does scorpion Tattoo symbol means in relation with relationship?To be in a relation with a scorpio is not an easy task. Scorpio people take the relationship to extremes. They can be affected by sharp mood swings.They are known for having desire to possess and for their jealousy, but

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IndigoIn her book Indigo in the Arab world Jenny Balfour-Paul suggests that tattoos in the Arab world started as a medical practice. There’s evidence, she claims, that Egyptians and Copts used tattoos for medical rather than decorative purpose, i.e., They tattooed their kids on their temples against migraine. Blue tattoos sometimes contained indigo, among other ingredients. Indigo has also

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Way back tattoosWell, tattoos are very popular these days, but the art of tattooing started long long time ago...---The Lion LadyThe Lion Lady from Hohlenstein-Stadel. Height 28 cm, about 6 cm diameter. Made of mammoth ivory. Found in the cave of Hohlenstein-Stadel in the Valley of Lone, Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany), in 1931. Dated as Aurignacian, in a 32 000 year old level.Although this is known

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The Vampire Bite Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of Las Vegas Tattoos by Jon Poulson and he is the Copyright holder of it.---So, why do people like vampire tattoos?Is it because it's a cool tattoo, or because it's a scary tattoo?Maybe it's the seductive power of this tattoo.People are naturally drawn to darkness for it is the natural taboo for every one.If you are walking around with vampires (How

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The Lily Tattoo picture is Courtesy of cwalker71 and he is the Copyright holder of it.---Symbolism of a Lily Flower TattooThe lily symbolizes the purity that a person has. It starts out as a seed then blossoms into a beautiful lily. That is why I have a lily tatooed on my lower back. It shows that I have become a wonderful person and have traveled a great length to get where I am.http://

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The Henna Indian style pattern Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of Traditional Henna by Karen and she is the Copyright holder of it.(from flickr)

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The Geckos Tattoo pictures are Courtesy of Nuffing, (from Flickr), and she is the Copyright holder of it. She wrote about her tattoo:"This is my tattoo of 2 geckos in a yin-yang design. I had it done in Thailand to celebrate my 30th birthday."Geckos Tattoo on Jane's right shoulder.---"Gecko" is the common name for any of about 65 species of small lizards of the family Gekkonidae. They can be

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German Tattoo AttractionsGermany has a long history of body decoration. In 1988, a carved figure of a man was found in a cave at Hohlenstein-Stadel, in Germany, carbon dated at 32,000 years old. The body had markings with thin lines running across the upper arm. Friedrich Barbarossa ("red beard"), Roman king and emperor of Germany from 1152 to 1190, is often seen in illustrations with cross

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The Acorn Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of .Barrie from flickr and he is its Copyright holder.---Acorn TattooThe tiny acorn is an ancient representation of life and birth. In a literal sense, it is a seed that eventually grows into the mighty OAK TREE. In Scandinavia it was sacred to THOR and was used as a symbol of fertility and immortality.From: http://tribaltattoo.asia/content/view/2/1 Tribal

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The article - Interesting Things About Tribal Tattoos was sent to me by zeevveez, and he is the Copyright holder of it.Thanks a lot man!African tattoosAfricans with too dark skin used to cut their skins and rub ash into their wounds. Eventually, the wounded cut became a scar.BengalThere is 204 Islands in the Andaman Islands of Bengal. In the south women cut the skin superficially with glass or

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Zuni Bear TattooThe Zuni Bear Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of djpiebob from flickr, and she is the Copyright holder of it.---Zuni bear fetishes are considered powerful healers and are a symbol of supreme power, strength, solitude and introspection. It is believed that the power of the Great Spirit breathes within bear. Bear is a champion in helping us overcome the depression of the spirit that is

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Samoan TattoosTattoos, or pe'a, demonstrate the strong ties many Samoans feel for their culture. Samoans have practiced the art of tattooing both men and women for over 2,000 years. To this day, a man's tattoo extensively covers from mid-back, down the sides and flanks, to the knees. A woman's tattoo is not quite as extensive or heavy. The geometric patterns are based on ancient designs, and

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The Udjat surrounded by Uroboros Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of One Guy, That, from flickr, and he is its Copyright owner.He wrote about his tattoo:Here we have a an uroboros, or serpent swallowing its own tail, inspired by the Zuni version of Quetzalcoatl, Kolowisi, who to them was a protection spirit that protected their most sacred resource: water (streams, rivers, etc.). The uroboros, itself a

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Types of TattoosAbstractionsAbstractions are tattoo designs that are mostly derived from archaic tattooing. Almost all the tribal tattoos belong to this category, as well as Celtic or modern, western abstract designs.Naturalistic TattoosWhen attempt is made to portray some things in naturalistic style, they tend to take natural form. Naturalistic tattoos fall in this category. The portrayal

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The Samoan Tattoos Picture is courtesy of sparkfish, and he is the Copyright holder of it.---Samoan Legend About TattoosThe legend says that one day two Samoan twin girls from Manu'a traveled to Fiji to learn the art of tattooing. Upon their return to Samoa one of the girls sang a song with the words: When a male grows up, tattoo him. When a woman grows up, let her bear children. Although women

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The Phoenix Tail Feathers Tattoo Picture is courtesy of koggaccio from flickr, and he is the Copyright holder of it.The Tattoo picture was taken at The Milano tattoo convention 2007.

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Send me more Pride and Honour Tattoo Pictures!One of my readers have sent me this question:a lil help with my tatthii visited ur website excellenti am looking for ancient symbols which convey the message PRIDE & HONOURcan ya help me out plscheersThanks for your email.Any flag is a symbol of pride and honor.Among Indians, the weapon is a symbol of honor.In Comanche tradition, the young man grew up

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The Tattoo Pictures are courtesy of tr67 (flickr), and she is the copyright holder.She wrote about her tattoo:still bleeding - He shortened, rather than shrank, it to fit my back, so that it would show better detail. ...which makes it stubby like in the 2d games w/some detail from the 3d games. drawn byme, made better by scott - will get a straight pic when it heals---Read this important article

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The Maasai Tattoo Picture is courtesy of www.alexdepasetattoo.com, and he is the copyright holder.-The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.-The Maasai believe that each person is sent a guardian spirit. They obtain this guardian during the birth ceremony. This guardian is sent to protect the person and ward off danger until

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The Dog Tattoo Picture is courtesy of the tattooist Las Vegas Tattoos by Jon Poulson and he is the copyright holder.---Shar PeiThe Shar Pei is a breed of dog that originated in China and has the distinctive features of deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue. The name (沙皮, pinyin: shā pí; English name probably derived from British spelling of Cantonese equivalent sā pèih) translates to "sand skin,"

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The Angel Cover Up Tattoo Picture is courtesy of the great tattooist denizencitizen, and she own the copyright.(from flickr)See it in large size and come back here (click the up right arrow on the large size picture page) to see more great Tattoos, Here.Thanks.---A tattoo cover-up is one of two options for dealing with an unwanted tattoo, the other being removal. Covering up an unwanted tattoo

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The Tattoo Picture Is courtesy of Tattooist denizencitizen from flickr.Tattoo picture Copyright: denizencitizen---Wampum beltThere are various wampum belts the most famous being the Hiawatha Belt of the Iroquois. The belts are memory aids to oration using white channeled whelk drilled through beads and purple hard shelled clam drilled through beads, dogbane bush for twine, and sometimes deer

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The Dragon and Dagger Tattoo Picture is Courtesy of bizarre ink edinburghView the Tattoo Picture in large size.Copyright: bizarre ink edinburgh---Text from a martial art site:The Lash / Dragons Tail.Known in the West as a bullwhip the Lash or Dragons Tail is an easily concealed weapon made of braided leather from a horse or water buffalo hide. Li family Dragon Tail weapons were normally about

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Add your Deer Tattoo Picture on this page. Contact me!Dear Symbolism in different cultures:Deer - Love, gentleness, kindness, gracefulness, sensitivity, purity of purpose, walking in the light, swift, nimble, meek, gentle, meditation, love, longevity, wealth.Deer carries the message of purity of purpose, and of walking in the light.http://www.princetonol.com/grOUpS/iad/leSsons/MidDLe/animals2.htm

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Mustache Tattoo :{) The Tattoo Pictures are courtesy of ☠ Ambjer ☠ from flickr.Copyright: ☠ Ambjer ☠She wrote about this one: This is my first tattoo!! It's on the outside side of my right leg. Sparrow tattooed boobs Cupcake☠ Ambjer ☠ is a cake decorator.[budding] ???You can see more of her amazing cakes on:Something Special Cakery East Troy, United States

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The "Stone Tattoo" Picture is Courtesy of zeevveez from flickr.Copyrights: zeevveezhttp://star-of-david.blogspot.com/zeevveez sent me this picture with the idea that it looks like an old tattoo design. He wrote about the picture: Jerusalem Engraved - Courtesy of Dr. Ze'ev Goldmann who told me that this pattern is about 100 years old and that it is probably Christian. The low places become high

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Today I have changed the site title "Tattoos Encyclopedia" to "Five W's Tattoos".I Like the name "Tattoos Encyclopedia", but because there is a book with a similiar name I have decided to find a different name, a name that will transfer the meaning of how comprehensive I want this site to be. I think the name "Five W's Tattoos" is doing it!It took me long time to find it, and many names were

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The Butterfly - face Tattoo Picture is courtesy of S Adam Zuckerman from flickr.Copyright: S Adam Zuckerman---Butterfly TricksterIn the Canadian Pacific northwest, the Haida depict Butterfly as the companion of Raven the Creator-Trickster, perhaps acknowledging the unpredictable and unreliable nature of "flights of fancy" and dreaming.The Anishnabe (Ojibway, Western Cree) relate that the first

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The Grape Vine Tattoo Picture is courtesy of cwalker71 from flickr.Copyright: cwalker71 ---Grapes/Grapevines: Symbol meanings of grapes and grapevines deal with fertility, abundance, transformation and blessing. Considered the fruit of the earth in both pagan and Christian circles, the grape is rich in symbolism. Bunches of grapes have long been depicted in funerary art and are symbols of

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The Phoenix Airbrush Tattoo Picture is courtesy of sam_ from flickr.Copyright: sam_ ---Temporary airbrush tattoos (TATs) are applied by covering the skin with a stencil and spraying the skin with ink. In the past, this form of tattoo only lasted about a week. With the newest inks, tattoos can reasonably last for up to two weeks.When filming the remake of Cape Fear, actor Robert De Niro was

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The Indianer Tattoo Picture is courtesy of Stefan Beckhusen from flickr. Copyright: Stefan Beckhusen.He wrote about it: This Indian-Tattoo on a strong upper arm is a pure black&white tattoo. I'm really unhappy that i couldn't finish it because the italian client on holidays couldn't sit still longer than 3 hours. www.tattoo-art.de ---Feathers...Feathers, depicted in many, many ways, are symbols

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The Tattooist Chris O'Donnell Picture, is Courtesy of Andrew Hines.Dragon Tattoo in progress.---A few paragraphs from an interview with Chriss O'DonnellCHRIS O'DONNELLAdorning New Yorkby Crash of 3rd Eye TattooDo you believe in fate? Chris O'Donnell seems to be one of those rare individuals whose path is clearly predetermined, beginning with his tattoo journey which began before he even left high

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