Tattoos from Paradise, Polynesian Tattoo Patterns
Mark Blackburn
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
$100.00
This illustrated volume by Mark Blackburn is a study of traditional Polynesian tattooing across New Zealand, Hawai'i, Tahiti, the Marquesas, Easter Island, Samoa, and Tonga, bringing together historical photographs, early exploration art, paintings, drawings, engravings, and objects related to tattooing to document the visual language, ceremony, and cultural practice of Polynesian tattoo traditions. With more than 250 illustrations, the volume offers a broad visual reference for collectors, researchers, artists, and readers interested in Pacific material culture, addressing both the designs themselves and the processes and ceremonies connected with their making.
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Tattoos from Paradise, Polynesian Tattoo Patterns
Mark Blackburn
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
$100.00
This illustrated volume by Mark Blackburn is a study of traditional Polynesian tattooing across New Zealand, Hawai'i, Tahiti, the Marquesas, Easter Island, Samoa, and Tonga, bringing together historical photographs, early exploration art, paintings, drawings, engravings, and objects related to tattooing to document the visual language, ceremony, and cultural practice of Polynesian tattoo traditions. With more than 250 illustrations, the volume offers a broad visual reference for collectors, researchers, artists, and readers interested in Pacific material culture, addressing both the designs themselves and the processes and ceremonies connected with their making.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.