Indigenous Tattoo Traditions by Lars Krutak

Tattooing within Indigenous communities is a time-honored practice that binds the tattoo recipient to a deeply felt collective history. More than mere decoration, tattoos embody cultural values, ancestral ties + spiritual beliefs. Indigenous Tattoo Traditions captures ancient tribal tattooing practices + their contemporary resurgence, highlighting a beautiful aspect of humanity’s shared cultural heritage. With numerous images published for the first time + an illuminating foreword by cultural historian Sean Mallon, Indigenous Tattoo Traditions opens a window onto one of the world’s most vibrant yet misunderstood mediums of human expression. Hardcover. 272 pages.