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Drawing with great needles : ancient tattoo traditions of North America
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Deter-Wolf Aaron (1976-....) ; Diaz-Granados Carol (1943-....) ;
- Editeurs : Austin University of Texas press ;
- Date d'édition : 2013, cop. 2013
- ISBN : 978-0-292-74912-2, 0-292-74912-0
- Sujets : Tatouage -- Histoire -- Amérique du Nord, Indiens d'Amérique
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xv-293 p.), : Ill., jaquette ill., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 253-280. Index
Résumé
For thousands of years, Native Americans used the physical act and visual language of tattooing to construct and reinforce the identity of individuals and their place within society and the cosmos. This book offers an examination into the antiquity, meaning, and significance of Native American tattooing in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains