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May 30, 2013January 26, 2021

ETHIOPIA’S LAST FRONTIER: THE BLOODY WORLD OF THE HAMAR TRIBE

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May 25, 2013January 26, 2021

THE KAYABI: TATTOOERS OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON

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May 25, 2013January 26, 2021

TITI: SPIRIT TATTOOS OF THE MENTAWAI SHAMAN

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May 25, 2013January 26, 2021

SCARIFICATION AND TATTOOING IN BENIN: THE BÉTAMARRIBÉ TRIBE OF THE ATAKORA MOUNTAINS

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May 23, 2013January 26, 2021

MAKING BOYS INTO MEN: KANINGARA SKIN-CUTTING RITUAL

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May 23, 2013January 26, 2021

MAGICAL TATTOOS OF THAILAND’S MAHOUTS: ELEPHANT TRAINERS OF AYUTTHAYA

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Documenting the History of Tattoo one Mark at a Time
Tattoo Anthropologist / Author / Curator

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In the Hydrographers Range of SE Papua New Guinea, In the Hydrographers Range of SE Papua New Guinea, an ancient male initiation ritual culminated in the receipt of hand-tapped tattoos (kuije kanan, "thorn hit") by male experts. Today, perhaps less than two dozen of these tattoo bearers remain. For details, please see my article "THORN HIT: Managalase Tattoos of Papua New Guinea" via www.larskrutak.com (posted in Story). 
Cover: Joseph Jo’o / Kweno village, 2012. © Lars Krutak
Film: (1985) "Kuije Kanan (Thorn Hit): Managalase Tattooing" courtesy of John Caldwell & William McKellin
End: Lancelot / Sila village with drawings of his tattoos, 2012. © Lars Krutak
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Poi Mirang Pai, a Kenyah aristocrat and perhaps th Poi Mirang Pai, a Kenyah aristocrat and perhaps the last fully tattooed member of the royal family of the Uma Bakah clans, Sarawak. She bears various tattooing motifs reserved for her lofty social status including the face of Bungan Malan, the Goddess of Creation. 2011. © Lars Krutak. **More info on Kenyah tattooing coming later this year in my new book on Indigenous tattoos of Asia by the University of Hawai'i Press - mahalo! 
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Tattooed Yonkon Naga women, Sagaing Region, northw Tattooed Yonkon Naga women, Sagaing Region, northwest Myanmar. 2014. © Lars Krutak. #tattoo #tattoos #yonkon #myanmar #sagaing #facialtattoo #inked #indigenous #heritage #culture #bodyart #visualart #tattoohistory #asia #anthropology #tattooed #tatouage #tatuagem #tatuajes #tätowierung #tatovering #handtappedtattoo #ontheroad #lars #larsontheroad #tattooroadtrip
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