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Coconut Tree
colonialism and visual culture
contemporary Polynesian tattoo revival
Cross-cultural Transmissions
cultural identity studies
Cultural Revitalization Movement
Early Contact Period
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ethnographic research methods
French Polynesian's society tattooing
Gaston Flosse
gender and ritual practice
indigenous body modification
Le Style
Manta Ray
Nuku Hiva
Pacific Arts
penal system anthropology
Polynesian Motifs
Polynesian Tattooing
Prison Tattooing
Sea Water
Service Historique De La Marine
Style Tribal
Tahitian Men
Tahitian Society
Tahitian's tattoo history
Tapu System
Tattoo Conventions
Tattoo Design
Tattoo Ink
Tattoo Machines
Tattoo Style
Tattoo World
tattooing practice
Younger Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781845201555
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2005
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In the 1830s, missionaries in French Polynesia sought to suppress the traditional art of tattooing, because they believed it to be a barbaric practice. More than 150 years later, tattooing is once again thriving in French Polynesia. This engrossing book documents the meaning of tattooing in contemporary French Polynesian society. As a permanent inscription, a tattoo makes a powerful statement about identity and culture. In this case, its resurgence is part of a vibrant cultural revival movement. Kuwahara examines the complex significance of the art, including its relationship to gender, youth culture, ethnicity and prison life. She also provides unique photographic evidence of the sophisticated techniques and varied forms that characterize French Polynesian tattooing today.Winner of The Japanese Society for Oceanic Studies Award 2005.
Makiko Kuwahara is Research Fellow at the Department of Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
