Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113590
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.
Tattooing in the Marquesas
Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113590
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113590
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.
Tattooing in the Marquesas
Author: Willowdean C. Handy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Adorning the World
Author: Eric Kjellgren
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588391469
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
"The imagery of Marquesan art is testament to the myriad beings and creatures who inhabited the Marquesan universe - gods, ancestors, humans, lizards, turtles, fish - and to the islands' complex social and political organization. These art forms are explored in the present volume, published in conjunction with the exhibition "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588391469
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
"The imagery of Marquesan art is testament to the myriad beings and creatures who inhabited the Marquesan universe - gods, ancestors, humans, lizards, turtles, fish - and to the islands' complex social and political organization. These art forms are explored in the present volume, published in conjunction with the exhibition "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art."--BOOK JACKET.
Oddgodfrey: The Mostly True Story of a Unicorn That Goes To Sea
Author: Leslie Godfrey
Publisher: Oddgodfrey Early Readers'
ISBN: 9781087811611
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Harboring a dream to sail across the world's widest ocean, a seasick unicorn gathers his friends and casts off to sea to vomit rainbows and battle self-doubt in a quest to reach the sandy shoreline of beach bonfires and success.
Publisher: Oddgodfrey Early Readers'
ISBN: 9781087811611
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Harboring a dream to sail across the world's widest ocean, a seasick unicorn gathers his friends and casts off to sea to vomit rainbows and battle self-doubt in a quest to reach the sandy shoreline of beach bonfires and success.
Tattooing in the Marquesas
Author: Willowdean Chatterson Handy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Material Culture of the Marquesas Islands
Author: Ralph Linton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Tattoos from Paradise
Author: Mark A. Blackburn
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traditional tattooing designs are depicted from the exotic Polynesian cultures of Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The process and ceremonies involved in tattooing are described and illustrated by Blackburn.
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traditional tattooing designs are depicted from the exotic Polynesian cultures of Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The process and ceremonies involved in tattooing are described and illustrated by Blackburn.
Tattoo Traditions of Hawai'i
Author: Tricia Allen
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
ISBN: 9781566477703
Category : Tattooing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Anthropologist and tattooist Tricia Allen has harnessed centuries of knowledge about Hawaiian tattoos and has created this fascinating, comprehensive reference book that can be enjoyed by both tattoo enthusiasts and cultural scholars. Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii describes the evolution of Hawaiian tattooing as an art and science tracing it from its early roots in ancient Polynesia; presents motif, meaning, placement, tools and techniques along with personal observations and commentary in meticulous and graphic detail; discusses contemporary Hawaiian tattooing within the context of contact with the Western world; and includes drawings of designs and patterns for ideas and consideration"--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
ISBN: 9781566477703
Category : Tattooing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Anthropologist and tattooist Tricia Allen has harnessed centuries of knowledge about Hawaiian tattoos and has created this fascinating, comprehensive reference book that can be enjoyed by both tattoo enthusiasts and cultural scholars. Tattoo Traditions of Hawaii describes the evolution of Hawaiian tattooing as an art and science tracing it from its early roots in ancient Polynesia; presents motif, meaning, placement, tools and techniques along with personal observations and commentary in meticulous and graphic detail; discusses contemporary Hawaiian tattooing within the context of contact with the Western world; and includes drawings of designs and patterns for ideas and consideration"--Publisher's description.
The Polynesian Tattoo Handbook. A Guide to Creating Custom Polynesian Tattoos
Author: Roberto Gemori
Publisher: TattooTribes
ISBN: 8890601639
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Practical guide to creating meaningful Polynesian tattoos. List of symbols and their meanings. Quick reference to find the right symbols for the desired meanings. Positioning the elements. Step by step creation process. Live examples and case studies. A lot more!
Publisher: TattooTribes
ISBN: 8890601639
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Practical guide to creating meaningful Polynesian tattoos. List of symbols and their meanings. Quick reference to find the right symbols for the desired meanings. Positioning the elements. Step by step creation process. Live examples and case studies. A lot more!
The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook Vol.2
Author: Roberto Gemori
Publisher: TattooTribes
ISBN: 8894205630
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Unpacking the five main Polynesian tattoo styles: Samoan, Marquesan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Maori tattoos. Presenting over 400 symbols and their meanings. Fully illustrated with more than 550 images, with 15 original tattoos deconstructed and explained. This book explains the main Polynesian styles of tattooing, presenting each of them with a historical and cultural introduction, highlighting the traditional symbols and their meanings. Fifteen original designs and their stories are examined, showing how to identify and understand their building elements and explaining how they interact with each other to compose a meaningful tattoo. All the original tattoos are broken up into their main parts, outlined for clearer identification. The main parts are then inspected further, revealing the basic building elements and symbols, grouped by meaning. This book comes as an in-depth follow-up to The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook and it extends the study of Polynesian tattoo styles and designs to help understand their origins and purpose, their symbolism, and their creation guidelines.
Publisher: TattooTribes
ISBN: 8894205630
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Unpacking the five main Polynesian tattoo styles: Samoan, Marquesan, Tahitian, Hawaiian, and Maori tattoos. Presenting over 400 symbols and their meanings. Fully illustrated with more than 550 images, with 15 original tattoos deconstructed and explained. This book explains the main Polynesian styles of tattooing, presenting each of them with a historical and cultural introduction, highlighting the traditional symbols and their meanings. Fifteen original designs and their stories are examined, showing how to identify and understand their building elements and explaining how they interact with each other to compose a meaningful tattoo. All the original tattoos are broken up into their main parts, outlined for clearer identification. The main parts are then inspected further, revealing the basic building elements and symbols, grouped by meaning. This book comes as an in-depth follow-up to The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook and it extends the study of Polynesian tattoo styles and designs to help understand their origins and purpose, their symbolism, and their creation guidelines.