Tattoo : bodies, art, and exchange in the Pacific and the West
2005
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The contributors examine the contexts in which Pacific tattoos were 'discovered' by Europeans, track the history of the tattooing of Europeans visiting the region, and look at how Pacific tattooing was absorbed, revalued, and often suppressed by agents of European colonization.
Main title:
Tattoo : bodies, art, and exchange in the Pacific and the West / edited by Nicholas Thomas, Anna Cole and Bronwen Douglas.
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Imprint:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Collation:
252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series:
Objects/histories . critical perspectives on art, material culture, and representation
ISBN:
9780822335627 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
537200