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THE TATTOOING ARTS OF TRIBAL WOMEN. By Lars Krutak. London: Bennett & Bloom in association with Desert Hearts, Leeds (UK), 2007. 282 pp. (Figures, drawings, photos.) US$50.99, paper. ISBN 1-898948-75-5.
Ambitious in scope, The Tattooing Arts of Tribal Women is a sweeping survey of ink worn and/ or applied by women to the human body from around the world, past and present. By keeping his focus on women, Lars Krutak, trained in archaeology and cultural anthropology, has provided a unique publication that is richly illustrated and, at times, well documented.
After a short introduction addressing issues surrounding "tribal tattoos" and "colonial gaze," the author begins globetrotting. Chapter 1 explores "North Africa, Iraq,...