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Tattoo : bodies, art, and exchange in the Pacific and the West / by Thomas, Nicholas,1960-; Cole, Anna,1969-; Douglas, Bronwen.;
Includes bibliographical references p. (227-242) and index.Introduction / Nicholas Thomas -- Cureous figures : European voyagers and tatau/tattoo in Polynesia, 1595-1800 / Bronwen Douglas -- Speckled bodies : Russian voyagers and nuku hivans / Elena Govor -- Marks of transgression : the tattooing of Europeans in the Pacific Islands / Joanna White -- Christian skins : tatau and the evangelisation of the Society Islands and Samoa / Anne D'Alleva -- Governing tattoo : reflections on a colonial trial / Anna Cole -- The temptation of Brother Anthony : decolonization and the tattooing of Tony Fomison / Peter Brunt -- Samoan tatau as global practice / Sean Mallon -- Multiple skins : space, time, and tattooing in Tahiti / Makiko Kuwahara -- Wearing moko : Maori facial marking in today's world / Linda Waimarie Nikora, Mohi Rua & Ngahuia Te Awekotuku -- Beyond the modern primitive / Cyril Siorat -- Epilogue.
Subjects: Tattooing; Tattooing; Tribal tattoos.; Body, Human; Body, Human;
© 2005., Duke University Press,
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Ink : the not-just-skin-deep guide to getting a tattoo / by Green, Terisa.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212).An "exhaustive and indispensable guide to making the best possible choices when it comes to getting inked."-Cover.
Subjects: Tattooing.;
© c2005., New American Library,
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The body art book : a complete, illustrated guide to tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications / by Miller, Jean-Chris.;
Includes appendix: National directory of body art.1. A brief history of body art -- 2. Styles of body art -- 3. Why we do it -- 4. Learning the language -- 5. Getting good work -- 6. Safety first -- 7. Procedure and aftercare -- 8. How to find the right artist -- 9. Mehndi, scarification, and other practices -- 10. Getting rid of your work.
Subjects: Tattooing.; Tattoo artists; Body piercing.; Body marking.;
© 2004., Berkley Books,
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Customizing the body : the art and culture of tattooing / by Sanders, Clinton.; Vail, D. Angus.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.Preface to the revised and expanded edition -- Preface to the first edition -- 1: Introduction: Body alteration, artistic production, and the social world of tattooing -- 2: Becoming and being a tattooed person -- 3: Tattooist: tattooing as a career and an occupation -- 4: Tattoo relationship: risk and social control in the studio -- 5: Conclusion: Tattooing and the social definition of art -- Epilogue 2008: Body modification then and now / Clinton R Sanders with D Angus Vail -- Methodological appendix -- Selected tattoo artist websites -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Photographs follow page 108.Product Description: Originally published in 1989, this ground-breaking ethnographic exploration of tattooing - and the art world surrounding it - covers the history, anthropology, and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Curiously, despite the greater prevalence of tattoos and body modification in today's society, there is still a stigma of deviance associated with people who get or ink tattoos. Retaining the core of the original book, this revised and expanded edition offers a new preface by the author and a new chapter focusing on the changes that have occurred in the tattoo world. A section on the new scholarly literature that has emerged, as well as the new modes of body modification that have come into vogue, are included along with a new gallery of photographs that show some splendid examples of contemporary tattoo art. A directory of artists' websites invites readers to discover the range of work being done around the world from "suits" (full body tattoos) to skulls.
Subjects: Tattooing; Tattoo artists.;
© 2008., Temple University Press,
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Body piercing and tattoos / by Furey, Hester Lee.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A collection of essays presenting opposing viewpoints concerning body modification techniques such as body piercing and tattoos, and how they affect teenagers and young adults.Tattoos have become mainstream / Susan Swartz -- Tattoos often represent a struggle to survive / Joseph Miller -- Body piercings and tattoos can be a form of self-care / Rebecca Lawrence -- Body modification can be a way to assert ownership of one's body / Olivia James -- Tattoo ink-related infections: awareness, diagnosis, reporting, and prevention / Pamela M. LeBlanc, Katherine A. Hollinger, Karl C. Klontz -- Temporary tattoos may put you at risk / US Food and Drug Administration -- What to know before you get a tattoo / Orly Avitzur -- Teen piercing trends: earlobe gauging, stretching and body piercing / Mary Fetzer -- Teens should not get trendy body piercings / Leah S. -- Teens should be able to get tattoos / Silvia Cardona-Tapia -- Inked and regretful: removing tattoos / US Food and Drug Administration -- Tattoos represent modern-day social branding / Reef Karim -- Job discrimination based on body modification is outdated / Elise Martorano.
Subjects: Body piercing; Tattooing;
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The girl with the dragon tattoo [sound recording] / by Larsson, Stieg,1954-2004.; Vance, Simon.;
Read by Simon Vance.Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. Harriet's uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone in her own family - the deeply dysfunctional Vanger clan. This is a violent and bloody thriller, a sinister family saga, a mystery of massive financial fraud and an ambiguous and haunting love story.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories.; Journalists; Missing persons; Audiobooks.;
© p2008., Random House Audio,
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The girl with the dragon tattoo / by Larsson, Stieg,1954-2004.;
The disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden, gnaws at her octogenarian uncle, Henrik Vanger. He is determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. He hires crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist, recently at the wrong end of a libel case, to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance. Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old, pierced, tattooed genius hacker, possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age--and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness--assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, an astonishing corruption at the highest echelon of Swedish industrialism--and a surprising connection between themselves.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Missing persons; Rich people; Corruption;
© 2008., Alfred A. Knopf,
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Decorated skin : a world survey of body art / by GroÌning, Karl.; Anton, Ferdinand.; Dale, Lorna.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-249) and index.Preface / Ernst Fuchs -- Foreword / Elizabeth Reichel-Dolmatoff -- 1. In the beginning : the magic of colours -- Rock art in the Sahara -- Painted idols of the Neolithic age -- Cosmetic arts under the pharaohs -- Make-up in classical times -- 2. Ancient America : art for gods, men and spirits -- Fertile women and demanding spirits -- Helpful gods, destructive gods -- Precious textiles and clay idols for the ancestors -- 3. North America : portraits of a great past -- 'Wild' in the West, 'civilized' in the East -- Colour meanings : symbols of success and victory -- Ritual dances on the Missouri -- The painter as historian and chronicler of a dying nation -- The warrior societies of the prairie Indians -- Th portrayal of foreigners : illusion and reality in European thought -- The affluent society of the North-West coast Indians -- The Anasazi and their tradition -- 4. Mythical South America -- Festivals : milestones in life --Ceremonial decoration and ritual painting : the theatre of fantasy -- Filigree costumes made of soft lines, rectangles and stripes -- Birds' wings on his face make him ruler of the air -- Initiation markings -- The delicate engraved style of the Indians on the Ucayali in Peru's Eastern rain forest -- An imperial marriage : prelude to the exploration of the Brazilian interior --5. The intoxication of colours : the peoples of Oceania -- New Guinea : decoration follows strict conventions -- Ceremonial decorations indicate wealth and position -- Colour symbolism and patterns of face-painting -- Decoration and paint : sacred power for men and plants -- Unmistakable ornaments : symbols of higher beings -- Protective clay : symbol of mourning and death -- New Britain : island of masks -- New Ireland : Malanggan symbols -- Tattooing and inlaid work : art on the Solomons -- Vanuatu : painting shows who you are -- Masters of the tattooist's art : the Polynesians -- Marks of prestige, mourning and obligation -- Moko : decoration, sign of rank and coat of arms -- Lines carved on the skin -- 6. Australia : the secret of the rainbow snake -- Body decoration : an essential component of rituals -- Introduction to the sacred knowledge -- Sacred centres of the dream time : birthplaces of the spirit children -- Wondjina and Mimi spirits : Aboriginal rock paintings --7. Africa : the diversity of shapes, the power of colours -- Red : the colour of life and death -- White : a link with the supernatural -- Stylization : the human and non-human worlds -- Permanent amulets : the tattoos of Berber women -- The Siyala : decoration and Talisman of female fertility -- The Wodabe bridegrooms' parade : male beauty contest -- Surma stick-fights in Ethiopia : duels as conflict management -- Attributes of recognition among the Mursi and Bumi -- The transient art of the Ethiopian Karo -- Symbols of fulfilment, social values and ideals -- Lifelong markings : testimony to personal experience -- Living sculptures : variations of an ancient theme -- The fantastic 'uniforms' of the Nuba -- Unlimited power of expression -- The rules of colour : a man's career -- Bizarre facial decorations -- Prescribed patterns and shades of colour : women's markings -- Festive Dinka and Surma painting -- The 'pearls' of the Shilluk and the Punu -- The Samburu and the Kikuyu : tradition and change -- Symbol of youth : Masai body decoration -- Marriage and the end of youth -- Royal decorations of the Mangbetu -- 'Dying and growing up' : the Xhosa and the Fingo -- Ife bronze heads -- Yoruba : the body as reflection of inner qualities -- Luluwa : the marks of dignity, hope and vitality -- Painted bodies, painted walls : living art forms among the Loma --8. A world of symbols : India, Nepal, Indonesia -- Marks on the forehead -- Striving for perfection -- Mehndi beautifies brides -- Pictures of gods -- Children as deities -- Symbolic make-up of the Kathakali Dance Theatre -- The Gond : pictures of the sun and moon -- The art of tattooing in Kutch -- Dots and figurative symbols -- Last representatives of an ancient culture : the Andamanese -- Colour of life, colour of light -- Mentawai : beauty is the souls' delight -- Male and female decoration -- 9. The 'painted face' of China : Peking opera make-up -- The actor as theatre -- Different patterns for different types of character -- The monkey king Sun Wu-kung : a popular symbol in Chinese mythology -- Red face and black beard : general Guan Yu -- 10. Japan : painted skin, decorated bodies -- Geishas : precious flowers on the fringe of society -- Kabuki make-up : colours of heroes and villains -- The female impersonator is the star of kabuki -- Body decoration in prehistoric Japan -- The Ainu women of Hokkaido -- From stigma to ornamentation -- Nihon irezumi : beauty contest and high art -- Tradition in modernity : the photographs of Hideki Fujii -- 11. The Western world today : seeking the source -- Body-paintings as improvisation, polished artistic composition and perfect optical illusion -- Colour brings out the inner person -- Body art : hope of a reconciliation between art and life -- Punks : colourful despair -- Tattooing : the hot needle under the skin -- Conflicting emotions : demonstrators and fans -- Carnival : a short scherzo -- Make-up : part camouflage, part identification -- The microcosm of clowns -- The imaginative power of make-up in the theatre.
Subjects: Body marking.; Tattooing.; Body art.;
© 2002, c1997., Thames & Hudson,
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Encyclopedia of body adornment / by DeMello, Margo.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-317) and index.
Subjects: Body marking; Tattooing; Body piercing; Scarification (Body marking); Body, Human;
© 2007., Greenwood Press,
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Second first impressions : a novel / by Thorne, Sally,1981-author.;
A spoiled, tattooed rich man reluctantly agrees to become an assistant to two casually exploitative nonagenarians before unexpectedly catching the eye of the property's serious-minded manager.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Older people; Rich people; Man-woman relationships; Retirement communities;
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