The Northern Laos, inhabited by the black-bellied Laotians, so named because the men have the habit of tattooing their belts and sometimes their whole body.
Burmese Laos. Laotians of the Burmese possessions.
Tag: Tattoo
A tattooed man from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands.
Nuku Hiva is an island of volcanic origin located in the Pacific Ocean. The original name of the island “Te Fenua Enata” means “The Earth of Men”.
Formosan. Taiwanese aborigine in 19th c.
Formosan. Taiwanese aborigine in 19th century.
Woman hairdress from Central African Republic.
Formally Ubangi-Shari Africa. The name Ubangi-Shari was formed from the two major rivers of the area: the Ubangi and Shari.
Inhabitants of the Caroline Islands in 1840.
Habitans des Iles Carolines. Natural History and pictures of the people and the different races and tribes
An artfully tattooed Japanese man.
Tattooing of this complex and highly coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan.
Tattoo Art on Boy from Myanmar.
Tattoo Art on Boy from Burma (Myanmar), West Indies, 1900.
Tattooed Maori 1913, New Zealand.
Tattooed Maori 1913, New Zealand. From the book: Picturesque New Zealand (1913) by Paul Gooding. Photography by Muir & Moodie; and Josiah Martin.
A Tungusian, Evenki in his ordinary Dress. Tungusic people.
Formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz, Mongolian. Tungusic people of Northern Asia. The Evenks are recognized as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North.
Ornamental tattooing from Africa, Borneo, New Zealand
Ornamental tattooing from Africa, Borneo, Caroline Island, New Zealand and Japan. 1 African woman. 2 Chief Hirtin Paevata from New Zealand. 3 King Tauhiao 1825-1894 (King Tawhiao leader of the Waikato tribes,… Read More