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In the 1830s an Irishman named James F. O'Connell acquired a full-body tattoo while living as a castaway in the Pacific. The tattoo featured traditional patterns that, to native Pohnpeians, defined O'Connell's life; they made him wholly human. Yet upon traveling to New York, these mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellis, Juniper
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Tattooing > Social aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Ethnicity.
Tatouage > Aspect social.
Identité (Psychologie)
Ethnicité.
ethnicity.
ART > Body Art & Tattooing.
Tā moko.
Tikanga.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the 1830s an Irishman named James F. O'Connell acquired a full-body tattoo while living as a castaway in the Pacific. The tattoo featured traditional patterns that, to native Pohnpeians, defined O'Connell's life; they made him wholly human. Yet upon traveling to New York, these markings singled him out as a freak. His tattoos frightened women and children, and ministers warned their congregations that viewing O'Connell's markings would cause the ink to transfer to the skin of their unborn children. In many ways, O'Connell's story exemplifies the unique history of the modern tattoo, whi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index.
ISBN:9780231513104
0231513100

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