May, 2022 | LARS KRUTAK

May 17, 2022May 19, 2022

TATTOOS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

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The sun is an important tattoo motif for the Baigas of Madhya Pradesh because it depicts the source of life. This patterns finds a strategic placement on the knees and sometime the chest due to the contours of the body. Photograph © Shatabdi Chakrabarti.

May 10, 2022May 12, 2022

INDIA: LAND OF ETERNAL INK

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