Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity by Krutak, Lars

Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity

For millennia, tattoos have documented the history of humanity one painful mark at a time. They form...
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Author: Lars Krutak
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Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity by Krutak, Lars

Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity

CHF 175.63

Tattoo Traditions of Asia: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity

CHF 175.63
Author: Lars Krutak
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

For millennia, tattoos have documented the history of humanity one painful mark at a time. They form a visual language on the skin, expressing an individual's desires and fears as well as cultural values, family ties, and spiritual beliefs on the surfaces of the body. The Indigenous peoples of Asia have created some of the world's oldest and most distinctive tattoos, but their many contributions to body art and practice have been largely overlooked. Tattoo Traditions of Asia is the first single volume dedicated to the anthropological study of an ancient cultural practice and artform that spans many countries and societies, ancestral lands, and contemporary communities across the continent and its islands.

This richly illustrated survey combines the author's twenty years of fieldwork, interviewing hundreds of Indigenous tattoo bearers and contemporary tattoo practitioners, with painstaking research conducted in obscure archives throughout the region and elsewhere to break new ground on one of the least-understood mediums of Indigenous Asian expressive culture--a vital tradition to be celebrated, an inspirational story told in skin and ink.

Author: Lars Krutak
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 10/31/2024
Pages: 520
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.70lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780824895709

About the Author
Lars Krutak is a research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art (Santa Fe, New Mexico) and author of Tattoo Traditions of Native North America: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity and Spiritual Skin: Magical Tattoos and Scarification, among other books on Indigenous tattoo culture and practice.

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