Filipino Tattoos

Filipino Tattoos

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780764336027
Untertitel:
Ancient to Modern
Genre:
Gesundheit, Ernährung & Wellness
Autor:
Lane Wilcken
Herausgeber:
Schiffer Publishing
Anzahl Seiten:
160
Erscheinungsdatum:
12.11.2010
ISBN:
978-0-7643-3602-7

Ancient to Modern. Tattooing is a very old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around the world. After many centuries of not being practiced in Europe, tattooing was re-introduced to the Western world through the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Beginnning in the 16th century, European explorers came across many people who practiced tattooing as an integral part of their cultures.This is the first serious study of Filipino tattoos, and it considers early accounts from explorers and Spanish-speaking writers. The text presents Filipino cultural practices connected with ancestral and

Autorentext
Lane Wilcken has been researching the indigenous past of the Philippines and the Pacific Islands for nearly two decades, incorporating oral traditions, written history, linguistics, and personal experience. His ancestral ties to this work continue to motivate his research. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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