A little bit of history

So I thought that Id best learn a little bit about the history of tattooing seeing as i'm going to get one in a few days. apparently tattooing goes way back to nearly 3000 years ago. That's a very long time. Many cultures and tribes use tattooing as a form of identification or as a sign of fertility, rank or even as a sign of been a criminal (much like todays prison tattoos). tattoos have fallen in and out of fashion ever since they were 'invented' really. all throughout the victorian period tattoos were mainly worn by sailors and criminals but rarely by those of middle or upper class society.

Probably the most famous tattoos are those of the New Zealand Maori tribe. Their facial tattoos are famous because of their ornate patterns and amazing dark blue/black colour. Every different tattoo pattern symbolises something different and there is one special pattern reserved especially for Maori chiefs when they become chief of their tribe.

During the 70's tattooing had a revival with the rock and roll era and they have been on the rise ever since. Tattooing is no longer an extreme form of body disfigurement it is accepted within most societies as the way that a person expresses themselves as individuals.