Tattoo

An Anthropology

Makiko Kuwuhara

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English

Berg Publishers
01 May 2005

Body art & tattooing; Social & cultural anthropology

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. This engrossing book documents the meaning of tattooing in contemporary French Polynesian society. As a permanent inscription, a tattoo makes a powerful statement about identity and culture. In this case, its resurgence is part of a vibrant cultural revival movement. Kuwahara examines the complex significance of the art, including its relationship to gender, youth culture, ethnicity and prison life. She also provides unique photographic evidence of the sophisticated techniques and varied forms that characterize French Polynesian tattooing today.

By: Makiko Kuwuhara
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781845201555
ISBN 10: 1845201558
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 May 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Makiko Kuwahara is Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Reviews for Tattoo: An Anthropology

'Tattoo - Anthropology, despite its subtitle, is a pretty sexy book.' Joe Ambrose, Outside Books Kuwahara provides a sophisiticated, well-written, and well-argued analysis, in which she presents Tahitian tattooing in all its complexity and potential contradictions. Museum Anthropology