BIBLIOGRAPHY

2022
Hüh tu pu / To Mark with Tattoo: Chen Naga Tiger-Spirit Tattoos and Indigenous Ontologies in Northeast India.” Pp. 91-116 in Tattooed Bodies: Theorizing Body Inscription Across Disciplines and Cultures (J. Martell and R. Larsen, eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2020
The Tradition of Native North American Tattoo.” Pp. 109-114 in TATY/TATTOO. Moscow and Paris: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and Musée du Quai Branly. In Russian.
2020
Sacred Skin: Tattooing, Memory, and Identity Among the Naga of India.” Pp. 191-217 in Tattoo: Transcultural Perspectives on the Narratives, Practices, and Representations of Tattooing (Sinah Kloß, ed.). New York: Routledge.
2020
Therapeutic Tattoos and Ancient Mummies: The Case of the Iceman.” Pp. 119-136 in Purposeful Pain: The Bioarchaeology of Intentional Suffering (Susan Guise Sheridan & Lesley A. Gregoricka, eds.). Cham: Springer.
2019
2019
Ink.” Pp. 942-945 in The SAS Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences (S. López Varela, ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
2018
They Last A Lifetime – And Beyond: Tattoos and Ageing.” Pp. 154-164 in Grey is the New Pink: Moments of Ageing (Alice Pawlik, ed.).  Bielefeld/Berlin: Kerber.
2018
“Sacred Marks – Ancient Tales.” Pp. 75 in Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing in the Northwest (Beth Carter and Dion Kaszas, eds.).  Vancouver: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.
2018
Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
Sacrificing the Sacred: Tattooed Prehistoric Ivory Figures of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.” Pp. 262-285 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
Reading Between Our Lines: Tattooing in Papua New Guinea.” Pp. 185-192 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
Native North America Tattoo Revival.” Pp. 210-214 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
Balkan Ink: Europe’s Oldest Living Tattoo Tradition.” Pp. 150-158 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
Reviving Tribal Tattoo Traditions of the Philippines.” Pp. 56-61 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2018
A Long Sleep: Reawakening Tattoo Traditions in Alaska.” Pp. 286-294 in: Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing (Lars Krutak and Aaron Deter-Wolf, eds.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. 
2017
The Visual Language of Facial Tattooing.” Pp. 14-19 in Marked for Life: Myanmar’s Chin Women and Their Facial Tattoos (Jens Uwe Parkitny, ed.). Bielefeld/Berlin: Kerber. 
2017
The Ink Tracker.” RGB Travel Magazine 7:128-137. In Spanish.
2016
First Family of Tattoo: The Razzouks.” Pp. 55e-58e in The Human Body as a Work of Art (Gania Dolev, ed). Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum.
2016
Marked for Life: An Indigenous Tattoo Reawakening.” First American Art Magazine 13:30-37. Winter.
2016
Spiritual Skin: Discover Asia’s Vanishing Traditional Tattoos.” Asian Geographic Passport Magazine 62-71. Collector’s Edition 2016/2017.
2016
Taïwan: Renaissance du Tatouage Paiwan [Taiwan: Paiwan Tattoo Renaissance].” Rise Tattoo Magazine 52-57. August-September.
2016
Naga: Tattoos der Tigerjager und Krieger [Naga: Tattoos of Tiger Hunters and Warriors in Myanmar].” TätowierMagazin 50-54. August.
2016
2016
2016
Tattoo Hunter.” ROM: Magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum 49(1):16-17.
2016
Authentic American Treasures: Native American Arts & Crafts.” First American Art Magazine 11:82-83.
2016
[Aaron Deter-Wolf, Benoît Robitaille, Lars Krutak, Sébastien Galliot] The World’s Oldest TattoosJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports:19-24.
2015
Maître du sak yant: Ajarn Matthieu Duquenoistre du sak yant: Ajarn Matthieu Duquenois” [Master of Sak Yan: Ajarn Matthieu Duquenois]. Rise Tattoo Magazine 39:60-67. November-December.
2015
[Peter Laux, PhD…Eric Bernstein…Lars Krutak, PhD…Jørgen Serup, MD…et al.] A Medical-toxicological View of Tattooing. The Lancet:1-8. July 24.
2015
“Tatowierkunst: bei einem Kriegerstamm [Tattooing: In a Clan of Warriors].” Connection: Schamanische Wege 13:38-45.
2015
Taku Oshima: Japan’s Blackwork Master.” Ink Fashion 10:18-25. April.
2015
Die Razzouks: Tätowierer seit 700 Jahren [The Razzouks: Tattooing for 700 Years].” TätowierMagazin 88-92. February.
2015
“The Timeless World of Ink.” Sorbet Magazine, no. 6, The Inked Issue. Winter/Spring.
2015
“The Cultural Heritage of Tattooing: A Brief History.” Current Problems in Dermatology 48:1-5. Special Issue: “Tattooed Skin and Health.”
2014
“(Sur)real or Unreal: Antonin Artaud in the Sierra Tarahumara of Mexico.” Journal of Surrealism and the Americas, 8(1):28-55.
2014
Dmitrij Babachin: a polinéziai törsi tetoválások oroszországi nagykövete [Dmitry Babakhin: The Russian Ambassador of Polynesian Tattoo].” Tattoo Magazin (Hungary), no. 118, p. 26-32. October.
2014
“The Bold and the Beautiful: Women’s Tattoos of Coastal Papua New Guinea.”Total Tattoo, no. 118, p. 66-70. August.
2014
2014
“Ancient Marks, Sacred Meanings: The Tradition of Native North American Tattoo.” Pp. 112-117 in TATTOO (S. Pleasance, R-L. Torti, and P. Varejka, trans. and A. Gros, ed.). Paris and Arles: Musée du Quai Branly and Actes Sud. May.
2014
“Tribal Tattoos of Indonesia: An Ancestral Art.” Pp. 188-192 in TATTOO (S. Pleasance, R-L. Torti, and P. Varejka, trans. and A. Gros, ed.). Paris and Arles: Musée du Quai Branly and Actes Sud. May.
2014
“Whispers of the Ancestors: Tribal Tattoos of the Philippines.” Pp. 193-198 in TATTOO (S. Pleasance, R-L. Torti, and P. Varejka, trans. and A. Gros, ed.). Paris and Arles: Musée du Quai Branly and Actes Sud. May.
2014
“Australian Identity: Tattoos from the Dreamtime.” Things & Ink, no. 7, p. 74-77. April.
2014
“Kai Uwe Faust en de Neo-Noordse Tatoeage Revival [Kai Uwe Faust and the Neo-Nordic Tattoo Revival].”Tattoo Planet, no. 85, p. 22-27. February.
2014
“Eine kurze Geschichte der medizinishce: Tätowier-behandlung [A Brief History of Medicinal Tattoo Treatment].”TätowierMagazin, no. 215, p. 6-11. January.
2014
“Das Ötzi-Experiment [The Ötzi Experiment].”TätowierMagazin, no. 215, p. 14-15. January.
2013
“De Indonesische New Wave [The Indonesian New Wave].”Tattoo Planet, no. 81, p. 6-11. September.
2013
“The Art of Enchantment: Corporeal Marking and Tattooing Bundles of the Great Plains.” Pp. 131-173 in Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America (A. Deter-Wolf and C. Diaz-Granados, eds.). Austin: University of Texas Press.
2013
“Tattoos, Totem Marks, and War Clubs: Projecting Power through Visual Symbolism in Northern Woodlands Culture.” Pp. 95-130 in Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America (A. Deter-Wolf and C. Diaz-Granados, eds.). Austin: University of Texas Press.
2013
The Power to Cure: A Brief History of Therapeutic Tattooing.” Pp. 27-34 in Tattoos and Body Modifications in Antiquity (P. Della Casa and C. Witt). Proceedings of the Sessions at the EAA Annual Meetings in The Hague and Oslo, 2010-11. Zurich Studies in Archaeology 
2013
“Tatu Lu: Tattoos from the Dreamtime.” Tattoo Savage, no. 124, p. 18-23. August.
2013
“Die Tätowierten Tigermenschen Indiens [The Tattooed Tiger Men of India]. TätowierMagazin, p. 66-71. July.
2013
Thorn Hit: Managalase Tattoos of Papua New Guinea.” Tattoo Savage, No. 123, pp. 44-51. April.
2013
“Spiritual Journey Tattoo & Tribal Gallery: Whispers of the Ancestors.” Tattoo Savage, No. 122, pp. 76-83. January.
2012
“Storie di scarificazione: Parla l’antropologo Lars Krutak che ha vissuto fra le tribù dove nacquero i tatuaggi [Stories of scarification: Talk to the anthropologist Lars Krutak who lived among the tribes where tattoos were born].” Rolling Stone (Italy) Magazine, No. 109, pp. 114. November.
2012
“Lars Krutak: Tattoo Hunter.” Ink Fashion, No.2, pp. 34-41. November.
2012
“Colin Dale: Skin & Bone.” Total Tattoo, No. 96, pp. 42-48. October.
2012
2012
“Getatoeëerde Krijgsknuppels van de Irokezen [Tattooed Warriors of the Iroquois].” Tattoo Planet, No. 71, pp. 28-31. September.
2012
“Tatoeages van West Oceania: De Kunst van de Natuur [The Art of Nature: Tattoos of Western Oceania].” Tattoo Planet, No. 73, pp. 46-51. September.
2012
“Magical Tattooing.” Total Tattoo, No. 94, pp. 30-33. August.
2011
“Reportage: Lars Krutak.” Tatouage Magazine, No. 80, pp. 40-44. May/June
2011
“Lars Krutak: A Conversation with the ‘Tattoo Hunter.'” Total Tattoo, No. 75, pp. 34-37. January.
2011
“The Perfect Circle by Lars Krutak.” Tattoo Life, No. 67, pp. 16-19. January.
2010
2010
“Skorá szamana i magiczne tatuaże [Shamanic Skin and Magical Tattooing].” Focus Magazine (Poland), p. 74-78. October.
2010
“Colin Dale und das ‘Verbotene Tattoo’ [Colin Dale and the ‘Forbidden Tattoo’].” TätowierMagazin, p. 108-113. September.
2010
“Tattooed War Clubs of the Iroquois.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 14-18. August.
2010
“Die magischen Tattoos der thailöndischen Mahouts: Die Elefanten-Trainer von Ayuthaya [Magical Tattoos of Thailand’s Mahouts: Elephant Trainers of Ayuthaya].” TätowierMagazin, p. 110-115. July.
2010
“Die spirituellen Tätowierungen der Schamene vom Stamm der Mentawai [The Spiritual Tattooing of the Mentawai Shamans].” TätowierMagazin, p. 110-115. June.
2010
“Die Headhunter-Tattoos der Philippinen [The Headhunter Tattoos of the Philippines].” TätowierMagazin, p. 104-109. April.
2010
“Scarification und Tätowierungen in Benin: Die Geburtsstätte des Voodoo [Scarification and Tattooing in Benin: The Birthplace of Voodoo].” TätowierMagazin, p. 100-105. March.
2010
“Tattoos, Kopfjagd, Kannibalen: Die spirituellen Tattoo-Rituale der Kayabi-Indianer des Amazonas [Tattoos, Headhunting, Cannibalism: The Spiritual Tattoo Ritual of the Kayabi Indians of the Amazon].” TätowierMagazin, p. 104-111. February.
2009
“The Tattoo Tourist: Lars Krutak is the Indiana Jones meets David Attenborough of the Tattoo World.” Pp. 108-115 in Body Art 3. London: Dennis Publishing Ltd. December.
2009
“The Art of Magical Tattoos.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 64-73. November.
2009
“Of Human Skin and Ivory Spirits: Tattooing and Carving in Bering Strait.” Pp. 190-203 In Gifts from the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of Bering Strait (W. Fitzhugh, J. Hollowell, and A. Crowell, eds.). Princeton & New Haven: Princeton University Press & Yale University Press.
2009
Kako Dečki Postanejo Moški V Papui Novi Gvineji: Ritual Rezanja Kože Plemena Kaningara [Making Boys into Men in Papua New Guinea: The Skin-Cutting Ritual of the Kaningara].” Maxim Magazine (Croatia), p. 88-94. June.
2009
“Äthiopiens Letzte Grenze: Die Blutig Welt des Hamar-Stammes [Ethiopia’s Last Frontier: The Bloody World of the Hamar Tribe].” TätowierMagazin, p. 108-114. June.
2009
“Tattoos mit Nadel und Faden” [Thread and Needle Tattoos].” TätowierMagazin, p. 110-113. April.
2009
“Die Spirituelle Tattoo-Rituale der Kayabi-Indianer des Amazonas [The Spiritual Tattoo Ritual of the Kayabi Indians of the Amazon].” TätowierMagazin, p. 104-111. February.
2008
“Magical Tattoos of Thailand’s Mahouts: Elephant Trainers of Ayuthaya.” Skin Deep Magazine, p. 2-6. November.
2008
Dinembo: Forbidden Tattoos of the Makonde of Mozambique.” Skin & Ink Magazine, p.12-17. November.
2008
“At the Tail of the Dragon: Vanishing Tattoos of China’s Li People.” Skin & Ink Magazine, p.14-16. October.
2008
“Das Skin-Cutting Ritual of the Kaningara: Wie in Papua Neu Guinea Jungen zu Männern gemacht warden [The Skin-Cutting Ritual of the Kaningara: Making Boys into Men in Papua New Guinea].” TätowierMagazin, p. 110-115. September.
2008
Titi: “Spirit Tattoos of the Mentawai Shaman.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 38-49. July.
2008
“Die Tätowierten Könige der Iroksesen” [The Tattooed Kings of the Iroquois]. TätowierMagazin, p. 106-109. May.
2008
“Tattoo und Piercing der Aleuten in Alaska [Aleut Tattoo and Piercing in Alaska].” Wildcat’s EXPAND #10, p. 8-12. May.
2008
“Crest Tattoos of the Tlingit and Haida of the Northwest Coast.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p.16-19. February.
2008
“Tattooing in South America’s Gran Chaco.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 16-19. January.
2007
The Tattooing Arts of Tribal Women. London: Bennett & Bloom. 288 pp.
2007
“Many Stitches for Life: Thread and Needle Tattooing.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 9-11. December.
2007
“The Mundurucu: Tattooed Headhunters of the Amazon.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 9-12. September.
2007
“Tattooing and Piercing Among the Alaskan Aleuts.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 52-58. March.
2007
“Tattooing Among Japan’s Ainu People.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 60-68. February.
2007
[Book Review]
Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan: Magic Symbols in Silk, Stone, Wood and Flesh (2006) by Robert Chenciner, Gabib Ismailov, and Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov. London: Bennett & Bloom. Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 20-21. February.
2006
“Losing Your Head in Taiwan – Life Among the Headhunters.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 14-17. November.
2006
“Many Stitches for Life: Traditional Tattooing in the Arctic.” Skin Deep Magazine, p. 26-30. October.
2006
[Book Review]
The World of Tattoo (2005) by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter. Amsterdam: KIT Press. Skin Deep Magazine, p. 10. September.
2006
“Tattoos of the Iban Weaver’s Art.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 11-13. August.
2006
“Return of the Headhunters: The Philippine Tattoo Revival.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 62-69. March.
2006
“Greece’s Oldest – Jimmy’s Tattoo Studio.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 14-16. February.
2005
“Repatriation” and “Tattooing.” Pp. 1757-1758, 2004-2005 in Encyclopedia of the Arctic (Mark Nuttall, ed.), vol. 3. New York: Routledge.
2005
“Rituelle Tätowierungen bei der Ureinwohnern Taiwans” [Ritual Tattooing Among the Taiwan Aborigines]. TätowierMagazin, p. 60-63. September.
2005
“America’s Tattooed Indian Kings.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 18-21. June.
2005
“Torches for the Afterlife: Tattooing of the Orang Ulu of Borneo.” Skin Deep Magazine, p. 18-21. February.
2004
“The Forgotten Code: Tribal Tattoos of Papua New Guinea.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 62-67. November.
2004
“The Last Tattoos of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 18-19. July.
2004
“Der Krieg der Frauen: Die Webarbeiten der Skrang-Iban” [Women’s War: Weavers of the Skrang Iban]. TätowierMagazin, p. 62-65. January.
2004
“Four Tattoo Artists in Havana, Cuba.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 68-77. January.
2003
Uglalghii Keluk Unguvalleghmun: Many Stitches for Life, History of St. Lawrence Island Yupik Tattoo. (Unpublished Manuscript. 101 pp.)
2003
“Kopflos auf den Philippinen: Die Bontoc Igorot Kopfjäger” [Headless in the Philippines: Tattoos of the Bontoc Igorot Headhunters]. TätowierMagazin, p. 82-86. November.
2003
“Rapa Nui Skin: Easter Island Ink.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 14-16. November.
2003
“Landmines and Tough Times: Tattoo Art in Kosovo.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 61-67. July.
2003
“Vladimir Smith: Dermografo de Tepic, Mexico.” Skin and Ink Magazine,
p. 16-17. July.
2003
“Tätowierungen der Orang Ulu auf Borneo” [Tattooing of the Orang Ulu of Borneo]. TätowierMagazin, p. 70-74. April.
2003
“Die Vergessenen Tätowierungen der Osterinsulaner: Rapa Nui” [The Forgotten Tattooing of the Easter Islanders: Rapa Nui]. TätowierMagazin,p. 56-59. March.
2002
“Rediscovered! An Early Haida Tattoo Kit from the Queen Charlotte Islands.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 11-13. November.
2002
“Zwischen Landminen und Stromgenerator: Ein Tätowierer im Kosovo” [Among Landmines and Generators: A Tattoo Artist in Kosovo]. TätowierMagazin, p. 82-87. September.
2002
“Der Vergessene Code: Stammestätowierungen in Papua NeuGuinea” [The Forgotten Code: Tribal Tattoo in Papua New Guinea]. TätowierMagazin, p. 106-111. July.
2002
“Museums Fund: Tätowierinstrumente der Haida [Museum Discovery: Tattoo Instruments of the Haida].” TätowierMagazin, p. 76-79. June.
2001
“Piercing Praktiken auf den Aleuten [Piercing Practices of the Aleut].” TätowierMagazin, p. 112-118. July.
2001
“Many Stitches for Life: Traditional Tattoo of St. Lawrence Island (Sivuqaq), Alaska.” Skin and Ink Magazine, p. 36-43. July.
2001
“Der Passierschenin Ins Totenreich: Traditionelle Tätowierungen der Dayak auf Borneo [In the Realm of Spirits: Traditional Dayak Tattoo in Borneo].” TätowierMagazin, p. 92-98. February.
2000
“The Arctic.” Pp. 172-185 in Tattoo History: A Source Book (Steve Gilbert, ed.). New York: Juno Books.
1999
“St. Lawrence Island Joint-Tattooing: Spiritual/Medicinal Functions and Inter-Continental Possibilities.”Études/Inuit/Studies 23(1-2): 229-252.
1999
“Im Zeichen des Wals [In the Sign of the Whale].” TätowierMagazin, p. 52-56. May.
1998
One Stitch at a Time: Ivalu and Sivuqaq Tattoo. (Unpublished Master’s Thesis in Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. 134 pp.)
1998
“St. Lawrence Island Yupik Tattoo: Body Modification and the Symbolic Articulation of Society.” Chicago Anthropology Exchange 27: 54-82.
1998
“Tatuirovka ostrova Sv. Lavrentia duhovnye, medisinskie funktsii I mezh-kontinentalnoe shodstvo [St. Lawrence Island Joint-Tattooing: Spiritual/Medicinal Functions and Inter-Continental Similarities].” Pp. 144-161 in Istoriko-Kulturnye Sviazi Mezhdu Korennym Naseleniem Tihookeanskogo Poberezhia Severo-Zapadnoi Ameriki I Severo-Vostotchnoi Azii. K 100-Letiu Jezupovski Severo-Okeanskoi Exspeditsii Materialy Mezhdunarod-Noi Nauchnoi Konferenstii (Vladivostok, 1-5 Aprelia 1998g.). Vladivostok: Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.