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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.
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