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Skin Art

Skin Art

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Prehistoric man was thought to have practised tattooing, that is, puncturing the skin with tools dipped in pigment that left a permanent mark. And mummies with decorative tattoos have been discovered in many parts of the world. Yet for nearly as long as there has been tattooing, there has been condemnation. The Romans considered decorative tattooing barbaric, which is still evident in the Latin word for tattoo, stigma, and used tattoos to mark slaves and criminals. Despite its deep roots in ancient cultures, tattooing had fallen out of practice in Europe by the time Britain's Captain Cook set sail for the Polynesian Islands in 1768.

Though Cook and his men were not the first Europeans to encounter Oceanic tattooing, they were the first to record the practice systematically. Cook also introduced to the English language the word tattoo, taken from the Tahitian. Cook's men did not fully understand the significance of tattooing among the Oceanic people, for whom the designs were symbolic protection against earthly enemies. Yet the sailors were fascinated and eager to be marked themselves. They adopted the practice with gusto, designing mariner motifs of their own. A turtle meant a sailor had crossed the equator, and an anchor that he had sailed the Atlantic. Crucifixion scenes were also popular motifs --a vain attempt to avoid being beaten, as it was hoped no one would dare hit the image of Christ.

Today, all types of people get tattooed. Though the art was adopted from distant cultures and adapted to suit Western tastes, the attraction of tattooing has changed very little.

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Fashionable people in the Roman world had tattoos

The origin of the word tattoo in English is unknown.

Explicación: Para la primera afirmación el parrafo relevante es:

"The Romans considered decorative tattoing barbaric, ..., and used tattoos to mark slaves and criminals" destacar parrafo

La afirmación es falsa ya que los romanos consideraban el arte del tatuaje como algo brutal, y lo empleaban únicamente para marcar a los esclavos y a los criminales. Por lo tanto no lo empleaban como elemento de moda. (fashionable people).

Mientras que para la segunda es:

"Cook also introduced to the English language the word tattoo, taken from the Tahitian..." destacar parrafo

En el segundo párrafo se nos explica que el término tattoo está tomado del tahitiano, por lo tanto, sí se conoce el origen de esa palabra.

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