
Indigenous Tattoo Traditions
humanity through skin and ink
$102.19
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2025
Summary
Ink, Identity, and Heritage: Exploring Indigenous Tattoo Traditions
A beautifully illustrated history of Indigenous tattooing practices around the world
Tattooing within Indigenous communities is a time-honored practice that binds the tattoo recipient to a deeply felt collective history. More than mere decoration, tattoos embody cultural values, ancestral ties, and spiritual beliefs. Indigenous Tattoo Traditions captures ancient tribal tattooing pra…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780691255392 |
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ISBN-10: | 0691255393 |
Author: | Lars Krutak, Sean Mallon |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 272 |
Release Date: | 1 August 2025 |
Weight: | 1.22kg |
Dimensions: | 29mm x 242mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“A stunning visual survey.” * New York Times Book Review *
About The Author
Lars Krutak
Lars Krutak is an anthropologist, photographer, and writer. A research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, he is host of the Discovery Channel series Tattoo Hunter and the author of several books, including Tattoo Traditions of Asia and Tattoo Traditions of Native North America.
Sean Mallon is senior curator of Pacific histories and cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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