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According to Masegseg Jingror: “”Tattoo marking is a common practice among the…Atayal. For women, having tattoo marks on one’s face and body means three things: First, it is a symbol of reaching maturity.Second, it indicates that she is a person capable [of] weaving. And finally but not the least, when they pass away they can recognize the spirits of their ancestors in heaven through the design of the tattoo marks.Besides, tattoo marks were believed to have magical power which enabled them to avoid evil forces. But more importantly, tattoos are marks of their identity indicating to which tribe they belong”" (Tung 1996, p.152).

Gerald Warner Taiwan image collection.

D. Eberhard David Hauber. Biliotheca Acta et Scripta Magica. Lemod : Joh. Heinrich Mener, 1739. Page 0.3206 in The Fantastic in Art and fiction.

Beijing – Patriarch Lu Pavillion Luzuge 吕祖阁内吕祖神像

Engravings by Theodore de Bry’s based on paintings by John White found on dornai.com. Another image here: [http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/debry&CISOPTR=52&CISOBOX=1&REC=1] of a Pictish woman with flowery tattoos. There’s two other images of Picts in this set but I can’t find them, any help out there?

“In the English translation of this text, Thomas Hariot describes this image: “The trvve picture of a yonge dowgter of the Pictes III. THe yong dougters of the pictes, did also lett their haire flyinge, and wear also painted ouer all the body, so much that noe men could not faynde any different, yf the hath not vse of another fashion of paintinge, for the did paint themselues of sondrye kinds of flours, and of the fairest that they cowld feynde. being fournished for the rest of such kinds of weappon as the woemen wear as you may see by this present picture a thinge trwelly worthie of admiration.” Source: Thomas Hariot, “A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.” Frankfort: Theodore De Bry, 1590.”

I have a stall in the art market of the 15 Minute Factory festival this weekend. Come have a butchers at drawings, prints, little books & zine and maybe even some tea towels! from myself and Mr. Wowoutrageous.

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Sunday 27th September : art market : 85 stalls : craft fair : make salon : acoustic music showcase

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Fair 1pm to 8pm : Music 4pm to 10pm

Tickets Door Only: £3 before 4pm : £6 after

The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage St, E1 5JL (off Brick Lane)

Closest Stations: Aldgate East and Liverpool Street

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Full Info and Line-up http://15minutefactory.blogspot.com

“This tiny Sioux tipi, made c.1830, housed the scared pipe that was used to make contact with the Great Spirit.”

From Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth.