Decorated skin : a world survey of body art
Gröning, Karl2001
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The decoration of the human body through scarification, piercing and tattooing is one of the oldest known art forms, with a history dating back at least 10,000 years. This survey presents examples past and present, taken from all over the globe.
Main title:
Decorated skin : a world survey of body art / Karl Gröning.
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Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2001.
Collation:
256p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 33 cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-249) and index.Translation of: Geschmückte Haut.
ISBN:
9780500283288 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.65746.92092745.9
Local class:
391.65 GROR391.65
Language:
EnglishGerman
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Index terms:
Face painting;Body;Painting;Decoration;Face;African;Indian;Japanese;Chinese;Indonesian;Tatoos;Skin;Scars;Decorative;Scarring;Adornments;Headress;Headresses;Skeleton patterns;Painted;Hands;FeetUK-UrTPL
BRN:
426828