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Why tattoos are permanent
Ancient tattoos
Learn about the traditional practice of Samoan tattooing at the Cultural Village in Apia, Samoa
tattooed Maori
Learn about the Hawaiin traditions and customs - carving canoes, tattoos, and the hula dance
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Why tattoos are permanent
Explaining the permanency of tattoos and the composition of some of the pigments...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about the traditional practice of Samoan tattooing at the Cultural Village in Apia, Samoa
An overview of traditional Samoan tattooing.
Video: © Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about the Hawaiin traditions and customs - carving canoes, tattoos, and the hula dance
Overview of the Hawaiian traditions of canoes, tattoos, and the hula.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Ancient tattoos
(Left) Locations of the tattooed designs on the male body found in Burial Mound No....
Courtesy of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
tattooed Maori
Tattooed Maori, New Zealand
Courtesy of the New Zealand High Commission, London
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