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The Vanishing Tattoos' Vince Hemingson and Thomas Lockhart will travel the world in search of authentic tribal tattoos. Come along for this trip through tribal tattoo history.

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. 

Vince and Tom head up river on the Sarawak Queen 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.

Tom and Vince in longboat

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.

Flight itinerary and field notes from the intial phase of our project.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!

Filming has completed >> you can see the pics here
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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