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Language: English
Published by BYU Inst. of Polynesian Studies (edition First Edition), 1981
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- Title
- Polynesian Tattooing (Pamphlets Polynesia Ser. : No 3)
- Author
- Taylor, Allan
- Publisher
- BYU Inst. of Polynesian Studies (edition First Edition)
- Publication year
- 1981
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0939154218
- ISBN 13
- 9780939154210
- Edition
- First Edition.
One highly sophisticated art form from ancient Polynesia that has been widely disseminated and imitated throughout the world is that of body tattooing. Tattoo (from the Tahitian tatau) was one of the few cultural traits that the European and Americans adopted after contact with Pacific peoples. The tradition of Polynesian tattoo has its origins in the ancient "Lapita"culture of Melanesia and southeast Asia. Dating from about 3,000B.C., the initial settlements into the Pacific were achieved by Lapita voyagers remarkable for their advanced maritime technology and distinctive culture which was carried first to Tonga and later to Samoa. From here, it spread throughout the rest of the Pacific.
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