The predecessor of tattoo is tattoo. Before tattoo machine appeared, he used a needle dipped in ink to stab the patterns one by one. The pattern is dominated by soldiers and dragons, and the social atmosphere is strong. A lot of people are like this in prison. Because tattoos are only black, not a special tattoo pigment, the color will turn blue after a long time, so they are also called tattoos. Since the pre-Qin era, the punishment of torture is to tattoo the prisoner's face as a warning. In ancient books, there have been stories of tattooing, carving, tying, pointing and carving, such as mother-in-law tattooing. In The Water Margin, at least three important figures have tattoos: Shang Lu, Jiu Wenlong Shi Jin and the prodigal Yan Qing. In ancient Egypt, tattoos were used to show social status. In Victorian England, women tattooed red on their lips, similar to modern beauty methods such as lip makeup and eyebrow makeup. Therefore, tattoos began to break away from the negative impression brought by some punishments and evolved into a personal decoration. In many cultures, tattoos are a tradition and a symbol of social class and status. Tattoos are developed on the basis of tattoos, using electric tattoo machine and special pigments, with rich colors and more patterns. With the development of society, tattoo has become a multidisciplinary and comprehensive art form.
Tattoos were found on Egyptian mummies buried around 2000 BC. Tattoos are mentioned in the records of Thracians, Greeks, Gauls, ancient Germans and ancient Britons. Criminals and slaves in ancient Rome wanted tattoos. After the rise of Christianity, tattoos were banned all over Europe, but the Middle East and other places still maintained this trend. When Europeans came into contact with American Indians and Polynesians during their exploration, they found tattoos in these peoples. Influenced by Polynesians and Japanese, tattoo shops for European and American sailors have appeared in many port cities around the world. The first electric tattoo machine was patented in the United States on 189 1. America has become the birthplace of new tattoos. Especially after American tattoos spread all over the world, themes such as marine life, military content, patriotic thoughts, romantic feelings and religious enthusiasm tend to be standardized around the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, the style with national characteristics has gradually disappeared.
/kloc-in the 0 th and 9 th centuries, American criminals needed tattoos when they were released, and British deserters also needed tattoos. Later, prisoners in Siberian prisons and Nazi concentration camps were also marked. In the 20th century, members of street gangs or motorcycle gangs often used tattoos as their symbols. /kloc-In the late 20th century, tattoos became popular among men and women in British upper class. Tattoos will be extinct or extinct in most parts of the world, except for special medical purposes or tattoo types in Europe, America and Japan. These themes rekindled the interest of 1990.
There are two kinds of tattoos, one is tattooing on the body, such as eagle, snake and other patterns or words. It is difficult to remove because it penetrates into the skin. There are still pictures on the human body, which can be washed away at any time. Recently, there is also a kind of self-adhesive color painting, which can be attached to the body.
As early as the primitive human period, the ancients at that time would draw lines on their bodies and faces with white mud or fuel. Its function is to beautify itself and scare the enemy. Tattoos are also a reflection of primitive society's reverence for totems and decorative arts. Now there are various tattoo customs all over the world.
Nigerians in Africa like to tattoo their tribal symbols on their faces. Some have swords on their foreheads, some have horizontal knife marks on their foreheads, some have scorpions on their faces and cheeks, and some have roosters.
At first, the Rotuga people in southern Sudan used animal patterns such as "dragon", "white tiger", "lion" and "vulture" as totem symbols of various tribes, tattooed on their faces, arms and bodies. Later, totem worship gradually disappeared, but tattoos were still used as beautiful decorations.
Tiwi people in Australia don't wear underwear, but only cover their lower bodies with cloth belts or gauze. They like to paint all kinds of colorful patterns on the exposed parts.
The shortest pygmies in the world, women take tattooed faces as a symbol of beauty, put a bunch of reeds protruding outward on their lips and hang a string of colored beads around their necks.
Bakutu men in Myanmar tattooed various colorful patterns on their bellies as decorations.
When New Zealand Maori tattoo, they pick the skin with a curved needle and cut the top of the skin into a point with a blade. After all the patterns are completed, they should be colored, scarred and patterned.
Bok people in the Amazon region of South America like nude tattoos. They pierce their lips and ears, hang beads and decorate them with mouth rings. The length of the mouth circle also marks the level of social status.
In ancient China, there was a custom of tattooing in wuyue, south of the Yangtze River, and the skin was carved into tattoos. Later, my little granddaughter (the second son of Zhou) replaced the tattoo with embroidered clothes.
The ancient Egyptians invented tattoos, which are defined as the interpretation of social class and tribal alliance. It is estimated that in the Stone Age about14,000 years ago, there were mummies more than 4,000 years ago in the Egyptian pyramids, and there were obvious tattoos carved on men and women.
China's tattoo can be traced back at least 3,500 years ago, and it is used in criminal law, which is called "ink punishment".
2,500 years ago, Hawaiian immigrants brought tattoos from China to Japan, making tattoos a high-level art in Japan.
169 1 The first sailor who brought tattoos back to Europe in was called "tattoo prince". He has 338 tattoos on his body.
It was found that colored tattoos were found in Maori tribes in New Zealand, and western sailors brought New Zealand's colored tattoo culture to Europe in the 16 and 17 centuries.
How tattoos were introduced to the United States is still unknown.
After the First World War, tattooers were mostly women, because they usually tattooed the names of birds, butterflies, red roses or lovers to commemorate their loved ones who died in the war.
There are three ways to get a tattoo. The first one was handed down by the Maori, tied with shark teeth and animal bone spurs, dipped in ink, and hammered into the skin with a small hammer. The second is to tie several needles together and tie them to a wooden stick, and then artificially pierce the skin. The third method is to use a motor to drive the needle into the skin. This method is commonly used by tattoo artists now. Modern people's understanding of tattoos is all-encompassing and highly personalized. This slightly painful permanent pattern will accompany people's life. This kind of body language is memorable, inspiring and liberating, and everyone's understanding is different.