The art of tattooing began over 5,000 years ago, with the first tattoo artists inking individuals on the South Pacific Islands. Polynesian tribal tattoos were complex, beautifully crafted works of art. ... Samoa and Tonga were two separate Polynesian tribes that played pivotal roles in developing tattooing methods; tattoos became a valid form of art and those who knew the skill were true artists. ... Modern tribal art is seen mostly in the Aztec, Samoan, Polynesian, Indian, Hawaiian, Egyptian, Mayan, and Maori (Squidoo). ... Tattoos are a form of body art or storytelling. ...

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Anthropology The Kayapo The Kayapo Indians are a Ge speaking tribe that lives along the upper tributaries of the Xingu River in Brazil. ... Along with being connoisseurs of their ecosystems the Kayapo are very involved with art using it to distinguish some gender roles along with rights of passage through body painting, piercing, and different hairstyles. ... Around the age of eight in a girl's life it is her role to learn the elaborate art of body painting followed by other womanly tasks needed for adulthood. ... As you can clearly see the most common and decorative form of art...

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Tribes such as the Baifi of the Cameroons say, "A man who is not scarred looks like a pig or a chimpanzee" as well as the Cadureo Indians that say "An unpainted body is a stupid body" (The"voz, 1984, p. 50). ... In an interview with a manager of radio shack he stated that "It's not that I mind it at all, but there are a lot of my customers who have somewhat biased opinions about people who have body art"(Body Art). ... One may even be brought to the conclusion that sacrificing their love for body art is the only way to be "accepted" in Corporate America(Body Art). ... Choosing the Pain...

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Introduction Although one cannot tell a book by its cover, we often look to physical appearance to give us clues about a person's sanity, morality, intelligence, and abilities. Because appearance can be a fairly reliable indicator of one's behavior, it is no surprise that in society physical image is very important. Today people can change their clothing, hair, teeth, face, and body. Most of these changes are met with a level of tolerance. Taking action to change one's appearance is often approved or at least accepted as a way of retaining youth, keeping current, or boosting ...

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