Tribal Tattoos [Paperback]

Andy Sloss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

As people around the world rediscover the art and traditions of indigenous peoples, tribal images have become a leading source of tattoo designs. This fully illustrated handbook shows nearly 100 tattoos from around the world, developed by Maori and Aboriginal tribes and the native people of Africa, america, Asia and Europe. Tribal Tattoos recounts the history of body decoration, explains the meanings and myths behind the symbols, and offers many patterns that can be combined into new motifs. All the designs included can be enlarged and traced to decorate any part of the body. Full instructions for temporary tattoos, using henna or other body paints, are also included.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sloss is a printer, typographer and freelance graphic designer.

As a pediatrician, writer, wife, and mother, Perri Klass has demonstrated how medicine is integral to the health of families and communities, and how doctors themselves struggle to balance the conflicting needs of profession, self, and family. As medical director of Reach Out and Read, she encourages other pediatricians to foster pre-reading skills in their young patients. While earning her M.D. at Harvard, Klass contributed articles to "Mademoiselle" and "The New York Times" as well as to scientific and medical journals. She also wrote her first book, "A Not Entirely Benign Procedure "(1987), which chronicles her introduction to medicine and motherhood. In the following years she has continued to publish books, essays, award-winning short stories, a novel, and numerous articles, ranging from professional papers to popular journalism and travel pieces.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Books (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842229141
• ISBN-13: 978-1842229149
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,142,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book, May 31, 2004

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ulcerative (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tribal Tattoos (Paperback)

It's light in information, but interesting nonetheless. It has black and white drawings of various tribal tattoos. It also seperates them into sections (by tribes) and gives basic information on each tribe, along with a basic overview of Tattoos in general.

I bought the version with the body paints, which I wouldn't suggest. It's awfully gimicy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tribal Tattoos, May 7, 2008

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Just gettin by "JGB" (New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tribal Tattoos (Paperback)

This book is very informative as to the history of tribal tattoos. If you want to have a tribal tattoo and actually want to be able to tell people what it means, this is the book for you.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Written by a kid?, September 23, 2008

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Eddie Scheidler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tribal Tattoos (Paperback)

What a joke this book is. You can find all of the designs on the internet for free! They are very basic, and there are only a few examples for the tribes they list. They don't even get specific with any of the tribes, they just use "South American Tribes, European Tribes, African Tribes," etc... It's all just very basic info, so beginner that you can find it all online for free with no problem. DON'T BUY. Trust me.