Tattooing Collection

Tattooed Victorian lady, 1897
An example of American tattoo work on a Mrs. Williams. Date: 1897

Sinbad The Sailor. Middlesbrough Date: 1970s

Maori Chieftain, New Zealand. Date: circa 1910s

Prince George having a tattoo, Japan 1881
" Everybody, it seemed, tattooed, whether belonging to the ward-room, gun-room, or lower deck, including, of course, both the Princes

Japanese Tattoo C1900
A TATTOOED JAPANESE MAN Tattooing of this complex and highly-coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan

Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom in the navy. late 19th century

The dangers of getting a personal tattoo
" First of All, Mary, theres something awful I must get off my chest." The dangers of getting a personal tattoo - A dapper gent has to admit to a previous romantic liason to his new young

Portrait of a woman showing images tattooed or painted on he

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Electric Tattooer
Max O Reilly, of New York, invents an electric tattooing pen which is not only faster than the manual method, but also less painful

Tattooist, Samoa
TATTOOING IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed

Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist has got carried away
Tattooing - Drunk Tattooist (Professor Smith) has got carried away... " Its taking you a long time to write I love Annie !" Date: circa 1920s

Tattooing a Maori Chief in New Zealand, during a period of conflict that included the First Taranaki War and the Invasion of the Waikato (1860-1863). Date: early 1860s

1860s Japan - portrait of a tattooed groom Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

1860s Japan - portrait of a group including a singer, musician, and tattooed man Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

c. 1880s Japan - Japanese firemen ornate tattoos tattooing
c. 1880s Japan - Japanese firemen with ornate tattoos tattooing

c. 1880s Japan - man with ornate tattoo on his back
c.1880s Japan - man with ornate tattoo on his back

Maori Girl with facial tattoos, New Zealand, c. 1880
Maori Girl with facial tattoos, New Zealand, c.1880

Man with elaborate full body tattoo and loin cloth, Japan
Man with elaborate full body tattoo tattooing and loin cloth, Japan, late 19th century

c. 1880s Japan - tattooed post runner with a letter
c.1880s Japan - tattooed post runner with a letter, tattoos, tattooing

Patara, Maori Chieftain, New Zealand. Date: 1900s

Tattooing - Side or Centre parting Sir?
Tattooing - " Side or Centre parting Sir?" ! Date: circa 1920s

Crucifixion Tattoo
A woman has the Crucifixion tattooed onto her back. The tattooist is Stan Davis, and the lady getting tattooed is Jennifer Brain Date: 1960s

Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New Zealand
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900

Man from the Mundrucu tribe with body tattooing
Mundrucu, (Munduruku) are indigenous people of Brazil living in the Amazon River basin. Man with tattoo design on his neck, chest and arms

Tattooed Marquesan
A man of the Marquesas Islands, tattooed from top to toe Date: 1850

Tattooing Styles from around the world: 1. West African Woman 2. New Zealand Maori Chieftain 3. New Zealand Maori King 4. Caroline Islander 5/6. Hand and foot tattoos of a Dayak of Borneo 7

Tango apache. Illustration by Marinero for the cover of the entertainment magazine Sparta, Madrid 1933. Engraving

New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher

Armpit Tattoos
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. A daring young woman shows off the butterfly tattoo on her armpit. Date: 1929

Tattooed Gentleman
After patronising an Indian tattoo artist, this British soldier is highly decorated Date: circa 1900

Instrument for tattooing deserters, 1850 (c). Brass body and trigger with brass D plate and steel spikes. Engraved on side with manufacturers name, Savigny and Company, London

Jean Baptiste Cabri, a Native of France. 1817

Myanmar - A man has his arm tattooed. The long tattooing stick has twelve very fine needles. Date: circa 1908

Examples of Tattooing
Various examples of face tattooing from New Zealand, Fiji, East Africa & Marquesas Date: Nineteenth century

Tattooed Lady
The Tattooed Lady - a living work of art which you may admire among the sideshows of the circus Date: 1889

Tattooed Girl, Brazil
A tattooed girl of the Mundurucu people, Brazil Date: 1850

Tattoo Shown to Girl
A soldier shows his tattooed arm, with her name and his, assuring her that it will last for ever : she is touched... Date: 1870

Christmas Tattoo
A young woman with dark hair having a tattoo put on her shoulder. It reads: Merry Xmas Bob from Annie. Date: early 1930s

Maori Chief - New Zealand, with a spectacular tattoo on his face and wearing a smock made of tiny seashells. Date: 1904

New Zealand - Maori of the Ngatimahoe Tribe
New Zealand - Ngaroki Te Uru, a Maori of the Ngatimahoe Tribe Date: 1900

Tacky Blackpool
The Monster from the Bowels of the Earth, one of the attractions on offer, along with palm reading, hamburgers, tattooing, on the Golden Mile, Blackpool, Lancashire, England Date: late 1960s

Tattooing the Eyebrows
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the eyebrows with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Tattooing an Armpit
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Tattooing an Eyelid
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of eyelids with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Tattooing the Lips
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the lips with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Tattooing Day, Samoa
TATTOOING DAY IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed

Tattoed Savages C1890
Two tattoed Native American Indians on the warpath

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