print email comment close Tattoos, Piercings, & Body Markings URL: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/ Description: Small gallery of photos showing examples of body modification in different cultures, such as facial scarring (Burkina Faso), Maori facial tattoos (New Zealand), Yazuka full-body tattoos (Japan), and Mursi facial markings and lip plates (Ethiopia). Photos are accompanied by brief descriptions. From the National Geographic Society. Publisher: National Geographic Society Extra Keywords modern primitives Library of Congress Subject Headings: Body art Body marking Body piercing Tattooing LII Database Information: Record 20768 created by Jennifer English on 02/27/2006 Last modification on 02/28/2006 Published: 03/02/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20768