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Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern
Lane Wilcken
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Description for Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 93 color & 113 b/w images. BIC Classification: AFY; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1022. Ancient to Modern. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFY; WJH. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 19. Weight: 1022.
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 spiritual aspects of tattoo markings, ... Read more
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 spiritual aspects of tattoo markings, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1018g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764336027
SKU
V9780764336027
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About Lane Wilcken
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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