Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Tattooing in the Marshall Islands

Tattooing in the Marshall Islands

ISBN: XXX XXX XXX

Second edition

by Dirk H.R. Spennemann




Preface

Introduction

The Sources

Marshallese Dress

The Tattoo Motifs

The Men's Tatoos

The Women's Tattoos

Scar Tattooing

Tattooing Utensils

The Tattooing Ceremony

Tattooing in Marshallese Folklore

The Social Context of Tatooing

The Frequency of Tatooing

The Banning of Tattooing

A future For Marshallese Tatooing

Glossary of Terms Used With Marshallese Tattooing

Bibliography


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CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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