Body Art
See Also: Thematic
PBS: Skin Stories
The art and culture of Polynesian tattoos.
National Geographic: Body Art
Photo gallery of tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications.
Body Art: Marks of Identity
The American Museum of Natural History exhibit of objects and images from around the world dating from 3000 B.C. to present.
Bodies of Cultures
Excellent evidence of body modification, both ancient and modern tattooing, piercing, body painting, and more in the galleries of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, some of it dating as far back as the 9th century B.C.
Austmus.gov - Body Art
Articles discussing diversity, concepts of beauty, identity and transformation, meaning and significance of symbols and pain, endurance and rites of passage.
Scarification: Ancient Body Art Leaving New Marks
Decorative scarring of the skin by burning or cutting is becoming more popular with Western people looking for the ultimate personal statement.
Jesse Lee Vaughn
Ten sets of very tattooable designs, mostly black and gray line drawings available on 11 X 14 high quality glossy paper.
LuckyFish Art
Worldwide specialist in Celtic art, Pat Fish, presents her tattoo designs, including heraldry, crop circles, flowers, religious, tribal and others.
