Tattoos have never been more popular, and part of the appeal lies in the rich variety of body-art traditions of the past. This portrait shows a heavily tattooed 19th-century man known as "the Turk." ...

Tattoos have never been more popular, and part of the appeal lies in the rich variety of body-art traditions of the past. This portrait shows a heavily tattooed 19th-century man known as "the Turk." ...

For thousands of years, tattoos were more than just body decoration for Inuit and other Indigenous cultures. They served as symbols of belonging, signified coming-of-age rituals, channelled ...

As scientists find more tattoos on preserved remains from Indigenous cultures, ... Inked Mummies, Linking Tattoo Artists With Their Ancestors.

Ink with meaning: What we can learn from the tattoos of our ancestors By Jake Wallis Simons, CNN 5 minute read Published 3:43 PM EDT, Fri October 7, 2016 Link Copied ...

Ink with meaning: What we can learn from the tattoos of our ancestors By Jake Wallis Simons, CNN 5 minute read Published 3:43 PM EDT, Fri October 7, 2016 Link Copied ...

Khuzuthrupa’s tattoos were made from soot from a fireplace. Young people can put whatever they want on their bodies, but they should at least be aware of the designs of their ancestors because ...

Face tattoos carry a ... But after reconnecting with her roots at a Sioux reservation in 2016, she felt inspired to honor her ancestors with her first face tattoo — a centuries-old ...

They worshipped totems, nature and their ancestors. Tattoos were ordinary features of Li women in the past, symbolizing a rite of passage. Fu Yandi, 57, belongs to the Li.

Israelis increasingly getting tattoos that bind them to ancestors’ old ... The tattoo of a Matryoshka — stacking dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another — symbolizes the ...

Kurdish tattoo artist Elu Aiyana and Māori content creator Taylor-Rose Terekia share what face tattoos mean to them. ... but mostly for me it’s a form of communicating with my ancestors.” ...