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Tattooing the World: Pacific Designs in Print and Skin
Juniper Ellis
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Description for Tattooing the World: Pacific Designs in Print and Skin
Paperback. A book on tattoo literature and culture. It traces the origins and significance of tattoo in the works of nineteenth and twentieth-century artists, travelers, missionaries, scientists, and such writers as Herman Melville, Margaret Mead, and Albert Wendt. It shows how culture has been etched on the human form and on a body of literature. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
In the 1830s an Irishman named James F. O'Connell acquired a full-body tattoo while living as a castaway in the Pacific. The tattoo featured traditional patterns that, to native Pohnpeians, defined O'Connell's life; they made him wholly human. Yet upon traveling to New York, these markings singled him out as a freak. His tattoos frightened women and children, and ministers warned their congregations that viewing O'Connell's markings would cause the ink to transfer to the skin of their unborn children. In many ways, O'Connell's story exemplifies the unique history of the modern tattoo, which began in the Pacific and then ... Read more
In the 1830s an Irishman named James F. O'Connell acquired a full-body tattoo while living as a castaway in the Pacific. The tattoo featured traditional patterns that, to native Pohnpeians, defined O'Connell's life; they made him wholly human. Yet upon traveling to New York, these markings singled him out as a freak. His tattoos frightened women and children, and ministers warned their congregations that viewing O'Connell's markings would cause the ink to transfer to the skin of their unborn children. In many ways, O'Connell's story exemplifies the unique history of the modern tattoo, which began in the Pacific and then ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231143691
SKU
V9780231143691
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About Juniper Ellis
Juniper Ellis is an associate professor of English at Loyola College in Maryland, teaching Maori, Pacific Islands, and US literature. Her research for this book was made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Reviews for Tattooing the World: Pacific Designs in Print and Skin
This fascinating book traces the culture and literature surrounding the curious art that uses skin as a canvas.
Billy Heller New York Post [A] scholarly and beautifully written book.
Cahir O'Doherty Irish Voice Best New Book by a Local Author Baltimore City Paper Richly layered and meticulously researched
Vivienne Muller M/C Reviews This brilliant, wide-ranging study deserves ... Read more
Billy Heller New York Post [A] scholarly and beautifully written book.
Cahir O'Doherty Irish Voice Best New Book by a Local Author Baltimore City Paper Richly layered and meticulously researched
Vivienne Muller M/C Reviews This brilliant, wide-ranging study deserves ... Read more