Tribal
Tattoos
of the World
Join us as Vancouver tattoo artist Thomas Lockhart & writer /
adventurer Vince Hemingson capture on film, their epic quest around the
world in search of the last authentic tribal tattoos.
Starting in Borneo
this
adventure heads for the exotic locales of Samoa, Tahiti, New Zealand, Japan,
Hawaii, Thailand, Russia,
San Francisco,
Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands and
other ports as yet unknown.
Tattoos are known around the world
as: tatoeage, tatouage, tätowier, tatuaggio, tatuar, tatuaje, tatoos,
tattueringar, tatuagens, tatoveringer, tattos, and tatu, and are more popular now than at any time in recorded history. Current
estimates have one in seven, or well over 41 million people in North America
alone, who have one or more tattoos.
Borneo episode completed >> check out the photos here!
History
of Tattoos
Follow
us on this fascinating journey through tattoo history
-- paying tribute to the old masters of the tattoo craft along the way -- and visiting
the very places where the art of tribal tattooing originated.
Tattoo
Photo Galleries
When the
journey's done... check out our 43 beautiful bodyart and tattoo photo
galleries -- including our amazing Guest
Tattoo Photography Galleries
featuring photos & work from some of the best fine art nude body and erotic art photographers in the world today!
Celebrity
Tattoos, Quizzes, Tribal Designs and more...
Find out which celebrities and historical
figures have tattoos -- we have
exclusive pics of actress Christina Ricci getting tattooed. See what
tattoos and the Top 100 Sexiest
Women in the World have in common! Try one of our tattoo trivia
quizzes, view ancient tribal tattoo body art designs from around the globe,
check the field notes from an earlier scouting trip -- or you could send us
your own chapter in this worldwide quest for what could be the last authentic tribal
tattoos.
Click
Here to start this incredible tattooing adventure!
Borneo episode completed >> to air on National Geographic Int.
Check out this incredible historical tattoo find!!
Amazing Discovery of Early Haida "Tattooing Kit" at Smithsonian Institution
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