Earlier in the semester, Kelsey did a great presentation on tattoos and their relation to religion, as cited through Van der Leeuw. On pg. 157 of our text Van der Leeuw explains how one of the oldest forms of pictoral art is tatooing, relating it to the practice of ornamentation. The way that a person tattoo's their body typically parallels with some sort of internal connection with the outside representation depicted on their skin. To outsiders, the significance may not be apparent but to the tattooed individual it may act as a reminder of the image or text expressed permanently on their skin. While tattooing in America differs very much so from more primitive areas of the world, with each color having its own purpose or explanation of the practice.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Lindsey Gilroy-Tattoos
Earlier in the semester, Kelsey did a great presentation on tattoos and their relation to religion, as cited through Van der Leeuw. On pg. 157 of our text Van der Leeuw explains how one of the oldest forms of pictoral art is tatooing, relating it to the practice of ornamentation. The way that a person tattoo's their body typically parallels with some sort of internal connection with the outside representation depicted on their skin. To outsiders, the significance may not be apparent but to the tattooed individual it may act as a reminder of the image or text expressed permanently on their skin. While tattooing in America differs very much so from more primitive areas of the world, with each color having its own purpose or explanation of the practice.
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