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Month: May 2016

May 15, 2016February 6, 2018

EGYPTIAN MUMMY TATTOOS FIRST OF THEIR KIND

May 15, 2016February 6, 2018

THE DYING TRADITION OF NAGA HEADHUNTING TATTOOS

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Historian and tattoo researcher Jamie Jelinski in

Historian and tattoo researcher Jamie Jelinski in battle with Quebec over showcasing murder victim's skin in museum display.
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The skin has a tattoo on it and belonged to a poor working woman who was killed by her best friend in 1929. The victim, Mildred Brown, is buried in an unmarked grave on the Island of Montreal.
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Jelinski, who wrote a chapter in a book about museums' treatment of working-class people, also wants to know the bigger timeline of how people's body parts have been kept and put on display in Quebec.
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But after he started asking questions about this particular exhibit, at the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City, it was removed from display and his other questions ignored, he said.
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He has filed a number of access to information requests which will be argued in court over the next two months. To read more, visit Canadian news outlets and:
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https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/historian-in-battle-with-quebec-over-showcasing-murder-victim-s-skin-in-museum-display-1.5411924

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Happy to have found these neglected “Latin Ameri

Happy to have found these neglected “Latin American Tomb Effigies” at an auction - WHAT?! These are REALLY Burmese hand painted wooden figurines depicting Matu Chin, based on the woman's facial tattoos. To learn more about Matu Chin tattoos - and many other Indigenous Chin tattooing traditions in Myanmar - please check out Jens Uwe Parkitny's new website https://jensburma.com. Enjoy!

PHOTO: Ma Shen Tang, Southern Chin State, Myanmar, 2005 © Jens Uwe Parkitny

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Grab a Larsarita y happy Cinco de Mayo! Salute! #c

Grab a Larsarita y happy Cinco de Mayo! Salute! #cincodemayo #cincodemayoparty #disfrute

#tattooexhibition #nordictattoo #nordictattoos #io

#tattooexhibition #nordictattoo #nordictattoos #iowa #ancienttattoo #blackworktattoo #ink #tattoos #scandinavianstyle #scandinavia #vikings #vikingtattoo

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