The History of Tattoos History of Tattoos Use

The History of Tattoos

History of Tattoos • Use the information in this video to help you pick three tattoos to research for your project: – A tattoo from 500 or more years ago – A tattoo from 50 -150 years ago – A modern tattoo

History of Tattoos • Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. The reasons for these permanent marks vary. Some are spiritual, some are for protection, but they are always personal.

History of Tattoos have many functions, here a few: – – – – – Amulets Pain Relief Status Symbols Declarations of Love Signs of Religious Beliefs Spiritual Protection Adornments Forms of Punishment Identification.

Tattoos that are 500+ years old

Otzi (5200 year old tattooed man!)

Ancient Egyptian Tattoos

Ancient Egyptian Tattoos

South American Tattoos

South American Tattoos

Japanese tattoos • In Japan in the 1600 s tattoos were used as punishment! tattoo penalty

Polynesian Tattoos

Take a moment to write down the name of the tattoo from the previous section that you would like to research.

Tattoos that are 50 -150 years old

African Tattoos (Scarifying)

Maori Tattoos from New Zealand

Maori Tattoos from New Zealand

Olive Oatman tattoos, created by the Mojave tribe.

By the 1920 s tattoo artist Charlie Wagner

Holocaust Tattoos

Take a moment to write down the name of the tattoo from the previous section that you would like to research.

Tattoos from Today (I’m going to show you a few different modern tattoos, feel free to pick out your own)

Holocaust Remembrance

Modern Tattoos

Modern Tattoos

Take a moment to write down the name of the tattoo from the previous section that you would like to research.

Now that you’ve picked out your three tattoos, it’s time to research them!