内容简介
TraditionaltattooingdesignsaredepictedfromtheexoticPacificPolynesianculturesofEasterIsland,Hawaii,theMarquesas,NewZealand,Samoa,TahitiandTonga.Theactualprocessandceremoniesinvolvedintattooingaredescribedandillustratedwithover250drawingsandcolorillustrationsofnativepeople.Includedareactual19thcenturyphotographsaswellasearlyexplorationart,paintings,drawings,engravings,andartifactsallrelatingtotattooing.