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TOP BODY ART LINKS & RESOURCES

Split tongues, implants take body art to extreme - The story kicked up huge buzz during the summer of '06 with a photo of Allen Falkner wiggling his split tongue at his tattoo shop in Dallas, plus more on the extremes of body modification, information on procedures, related dangers.

BBC - One Life - Body Art - A good discussion at this BBC teen community for those interested in tattoos, piercing and body painting with practical information and how to's along with interesting historical tidbits & trivia, photos, related links.

Body Art Help and Information - Feature articles on how to pick a tattoo artist, the art of bindi and related information with free newsletter sign-up at BellaOnline.com.

About Body Art - Australian Museum's Body Art - Take the virtual tour to learn more about tattoos, scarring, body piercing, painting and henna featuring excellent overviews, historical background & pictures with special focus on Australian aboriginal body painting.

Body Art : Marks of Identify - More virtual museum hopping at this archived exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History featuring body art through the ages. Photo galleries and histories including Moko designs, tattoos, body piercings, henna designs with exhibition highlights and related glossary.

Bodies of Culture - Excellent, entertaining tour of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology exhibit on tattooing, body painting & piercing through various centuries & cultures including Maori, Samoan and Eskimo tribal designs, plus more on body painting, piercing and the tattoo in modern pop culture.

Ta Moko - The history and origins of Maori face and body tattoos with an illustration, overview of instruments used, its resurgence in popularity, related links and references from Wikipedia.

Aboriginal Art Online - Good overview of the culture including the origins of Aboriginal scarring, painting and adornment in tribal ceremonies plus contemporary uses of body painting.