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Tatooing in Tikopia
Man • 36 • Published In 1937 • Pages: 173-177
By: Firth, Raymond.
Abstract
This article consists of a brief description of tattooing in Tikopia, including material on specialists, transmission of the skill, special tools, designs, and associated ritual. An account of the traditional origin of the art is also presented.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- W.W. Stein
- Field Date
- 1928-1929
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
- Notes
- [by] Raymond Firth
- LCCN
- sf 80000548
- LCSH
- Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)