Tattoos in different cultures

In some groups among the tattoo is an act of courage, tattoos can tend to agree with their peers in the underworld gangs, and sometimes tattoos in general, is also one of the test of membership, thus giving tattoos with the underworld linked to human impression ; in modern Hong Kong gang members are usually in the left arm above a dragon, right arm above a white tiger , which has "left the Green Dragon, White Tiger right", that is to represent the triad.

 

With the opening of the social atmosphere of the body to show the rise of culture, we can accept the body gradually performance type, who will form a friendship tattoo-loving societies hold regular exhibitions,

The Tattoos art community, famous tattoo master is also seen as an artist, will take a sociological or anthropological point of view to study this epidemic with violent colors of pop culture. Many tattoo artists will choose to emphasize their own personal style, such as Faye Wong and Nicholas would have to get a pair of " lovers "tattoo; Beckham to wife Victoria (Victoria) with four of India's name in the text message Man on his left forearm.

In mainland China, more and more people began to tattoo the social elite to show their identity and with the international standards. In some cities, the higher the quality of the people to accept more and have a tattoo. The original tattoo just as a sign of the underworld, then gradually dilute its biased consciousness, slowly being more open to accept people. I believe a few years with the international standards of mainstream society. In Western societies, those who like to text some new pattern will often several necessarily coherent text. In the text, such as NBA players Marcus Camby (Marcus Camby) that thorn in his right arm on "Mian family" word, as well as NBA player Allen Iverson (Allen Iverson) also has a thorn in his neck, "loyalty".

Man in Hong Kong, but will the Indian text, Asians also select word as tattoo patterns.

In Japan, tattoos loving person, sometimes by for tattoo teacher worship, hoping to leave a tattoo master works in the body, like some of the Japanese ukiyo-e , which are representative of the ethnic tattoos.

In China , Yunnan Xishuangbanna in all ethnic groups, mainly the Dai , Blang men have tattoos customs. Their legs, chest, back, arms, etc., with a variety of tattoo needle coated with indigo or bile into the blue and life does not fade, it is a very painful thing. According to the modern "car" Induction, tattoo pattern book can be roughly divided into four lionegories: First, the animals, there are elephants, tigers, leopards, Ma, deer, monkeys, etc.; second lionegory has moire pattern, square, round, floral etc.; Third Text class, there Dai Buddhist mantra and Buddhist scriptures into sentences; four other lionegories, there are curves , lines, geometry and so on.

As a custom tattoo, it has a development history of the process of evolution. Tang ago, ancient Chinese language more people say "Respect the ghost," "fear of ghosts." Including the Dai ethnic people, including tattoo is derived from the more human " body off posting ", the first reason as" Huai, "a book called, where" land scarcity and water masses, so people body was posting to as scale insects, "that" as a dragon-like, in order to enter the water, it does not hurt the dragon, "which is a simple biomimetic, in order to live in harmony with nature primitive mentality. A young man got Dai legendary Dragon helpful in a lot of tattooed scaly pattern, into the water, the water to split, monsters do not hurt, which the tattoo as an evil witchcraft. Another legend Dai is a young man in a tattoo because there are terrified of the devil and killed him, it is this evil similar to the anti-harm.

In some ancient Tang and Song dynasties, the barbarians of the tattoo into "pretty embroidery foot", "pretty embroidered face" and "carved title Man" several species. Ming, "one hundred Yi Chuan," says: "Do not get tattoos foot who then Zhongjie laugh, the woman also said non razed one hundred species also." When patriarchal society has entered its description, tattoos both. Shows treat men and women, but also of other ethnic differences. Dai in tattoo pattern, and Gar Buddhist text is the introduction of Buddhism and has future development. Dai legend of the Buddha in order to make the young monk was listening intently to fix fruit and painted patterns. This may be acceptable in order to show a man in Buddhist edulionion, by "strangers" into the knowledge of "acquaintance" it! As some scholars and tattoos who said, in order to win a woman's tattoo love, perhaps not without reason.

Tattoos as a cultural phenomenon, is that they believe should be traced spirits of ancestors to hunt for certain activities, such as mountains, the river fishing, harmful to animals or imaginary "monster" fear. Later, still witch curse of the ancestors, although considered evil dragon, tiger, although poisonous, they will not hurt their children, and who have a scaly beast pattern and later Buddhist Gar, can regard themselves as "Longer", " cub "but also seek God, Buddha's blessing. Tattoos that ancient people to adapt to special circumstances , in order to quiet the mind and the strategy adopted in harmony with nature.

African Tattoo

Africa original tattoo art, mainly in Africa, Ethiopia, regional, local Bodie tribes, Moses indigenous tribes and tribal tattoo designs are original pattern on the body, which Kara mocho people in Uganda scars tattoo very famous. Scar tattoos, just from the words above, you can feel this tattoo primitive and barbaric, and proved that this is indeed a very brutal tattoo, tattoo, tattoo artists pick open the skin with a razor blade, and then with a blade cut open the skin, this process up to ten minutes, without using any anesthetic drugs during a drug and then filled into the wound, so wait until the tattoo wound healing, scar tattoo will be formed. This scar tattoo tattoo no fixed position, forehead, shoulders, belly, chest, etc., tattoos are mostly of African youth, and "tattoo artist" is mostly young parents, in order to keep the family "a disgrace", was tattooed The boys even then pain will strongly back the tears. Because this tool is similar to a common blade tattoo, so because of infectious diseases caused by tattoos, locally also very common.