rekordy: History of tattooing

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Tattooing has been a global practice for thousands of years, likely since the Neolithic era. Archeological evidence of the practice of tattooing, such as preserved skin markings, has been found along with traditional tools. This evidence of the practice of tattooing has been found in many different places including with evidence of preserved markings from Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, Mongolia, western China, Japan, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Europe, the Philippines, and the Andes. Tattoos served different purposes: as spiritual protection, medicinal therapy, the declaration of social status, and tribal affiliation among other things. Across Oceania, tattooing was performed using tradit…

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Figure 1.3. Income poverty has remained broadly unchanged over the last 20 years

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Tartan (Scottish Gaelic: breacan [ˈpɾʲɛxkən]), also known, especially in American English, as plaid (), is a patterned cloth consisting of crossing horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours, forming repeating symmetrical patterns known as setts. Tartan patterns vary in complexity, from simple two-colour designs to intricate motifs with over twenty hues. Originating in woven wool, tartan is most strongly associated with Scotland, where it has been used for centuries in traditional clothing such as the kilt. Specific tartans are linked to Scottish clans, families, or regions, with patterns and colours derived historically from local natural dyes (now supplanted by artificial ones). Ta…