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January 30, 2018

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Previous article TITI: SPIRIT TATTOOS OF THE MENTAWAI SHAMAN

larskrutak

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

Lars Krutak
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! #tattoo #tattoos #kenyah #sarawak #borneo #goddess #creation #armtattoo #inked #legtattoo #handtattoo #sacred #sacredjourney #indigenous #heritage #culture #bodyart #visualart #tattoohistory #asia #anthropology #tattooed #tatouage #tatuagem #tatuajes #tätowierung #tatovering #handtappedtattoo #larsontheroad #tattooroadtrip
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
The Deq tattooist, Fatê Temel. Also featured is @ The Deq tattooist, Fatê Temel. Also featured is @yavukluahmet_ whose exquisite book is filled with important information. Enjoy! #inked #tattoo #deq #daq #diyarbakir #kurd #kurdistan #turkey🇹🇷 #handpoke #indigenous #rebab #medicine #mothersmilk #solar #sun #viransehir #şanlurfa #abundance #fertility #heritage #traditionaltattoo #tradition #ancestralknowledge #ancestors
Join the Founders of IAAM on 1/25/23 to hear about Join the Founders of IAAM on 1/25/23 to hear about their personal tattoo journeys... Bring your questions too!!! To register, visit link in bio @indigenoustattooing #indigenous #indigenousart #resilient #indigenoustattoo #tattoowebinar #cultural #culturalheritage #practitioner #culturalprogram #ancientmarks #heritage #resilience
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