Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing

Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines

Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing

2017 • 72 pages

For thousands of years, Inuit women practised the traditional art of tattooing. This book shares moving photos and stories from women are reawakening the tradition and sharing this knowledge with future generations.

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Photographs of gorgeous Inuit with new traditional tattoos after colonialism suppressed the practice for decades. Some tattoos have traditional or specific meaning for the women, some are just to bring beauty.

February 2, 2020