Tattoo: an anthropology

Auteur :
Kuwuhara, Makiko
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781845201548
Date de publication :
1 mai 2005
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the 1830s, missionaries in French Polynesia sought to suppress the traditional art of tattooing, because they believed it to be a barbaric practice. More than 150 years later, tattooing is once again thriving in French Polynesia.