The History of Tattooing and Its Significance, by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly, was originally published in 1925. The first English-language survey of tattooing across all regions, it was essentially a compendium of anthropological material in the dubious tradition of The Golden Bough, focusing on the “magico-religious” (spiritual and ritualistic) meanings of tribal tattoos. The book was reissued in 2009 as The History of Tattooing, with an additional twenty-two pages of illustrations from the same period as its first publication.
‘Tattoo’, derived from a Polynesian word, was first popularised by James Cook, and Hambly quotes Cook on the proliferation of tattooing: “The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation.” The World of Tattoo (De wereld van tatoeage), by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter, is the most comprehensive tattoo history. Also, Body Decoration (Geschmückte Haut, by Karl Gröning, is a well-illustrated guide to tattooing and other forms of body art.
‘Tattoo’, derived from a Polynesian word, was first popularised by James Cook, and Hambly quotes Cook on the proliferation of tattooing: “The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation.” The World of Tattoo (De wereld van tatoeage), by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter, is the most comprehensive tattoo history. Also, Body Decoration (Geschmückte Haut, by Karl Gröning, is a well-illustrated guide to tattooing and other forms of body art.
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