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History and Facts about Tattooing

History and Facts about (old school) Tattooing

This is an ancient egyptian tattoo on a mummy. Seems like for them, tattoos were primarily for women and may have been used as protection against death during childbirth! In other cultures, tattooing meant different things, however it seems that most ancient cultures enjoyed tattooing. This article is real interesting. Read it, for real. In my Stick and Poke Tattoo Zine, I add some cool facts about early tattoos.

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Silly photo shoot with H-dawg

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Facts about Homemade DIY Stick n’Poke Tattoos

Article Written for Stickandpoketattookit.com 5/6/13

The facts about Self-Tattooing

Many ancient cultures used tattoo for decorative, protective and symbolic reasons. It could ward of evil for women during childbirth, signify a warrior and denote prestige in one’s tribe. Most recently, humans have been tattooing out of boredom, desire to adorn one’s body with something life affirming and significant. It’s also cool to have a best friend tattoo you (sometimes while intoxicated) in order to remember this crazy-awesome moment forever.

Whatever the complex reason, the tools are pretty simple and easy to get ahold of: a sharp object and some dark black liquid. Dip in the ink, poke, wipe and repeat. If one is hard up for these supplies, such as in a jail, the sharp object may be a paper clip, scraped along one of many cement walls to form more or less a point. Ink can be taken from a pen, [...]

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