Indigenous Tattoo Traditions, 9780691255392
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Ancient ink, powerful stories: Discover humanity’s shared heritage, skin deep.
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Indigenous Tattoo Traditions

humanity through skin and ink

$102.19

  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2025

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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
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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