Until now, it is still difficult to dig up the sources or origins of the tattoo. But the word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "Tatu" which means a sign or symbol. Various sources say that the old tattoo was very old. It is said that more than 12,000 years BC. Imagine tattoo that is already on the tribes of Ancient Egypt, Inca, Maori and Polynesian. The point is that each tribe has a religious meaning to the tattoo. Try, Cleopatra wrote tattoos.
In cultural life, tattoos have different meanings and functions. Look at Ethnic Maori in New Zealand. They merajah in a spiral-shaped face and buttocks as a sign of a good offspring. Salomon Islands-even so, their faces tattooed girls as a rite to initiate a new stage in their lives. In Sudan the Nuer tribe tattooed boy as a symbol of courage, nor the Indians could not be separated from the tattoo.
How in Indonesia alone? In the Dayak and the Mentawai has a tattoo art is incredible. In Mentawai, a young woman will be more beautiful if it has a lot of tattoos. The point of this woman will admire the man if you have a lot of body painting. However, different from the Dayak tribe, the tribe also has many tattoos on your body, but for a man who in his arm tattoos have extraordinary courage, having been cut off people's heads.
Each time it gave birth to the body construction. Tattoos are considered as something fashionable, trendy fashion as well (yakuza). Generally, the tattoo is very close to the culture of rebellion. The existence of the use of tattoos as if it is a culture of rebellion. Since breaking the rules and expression in a particular religion. So the more sempurnalah tattoo as something taboo and forbidden.
In the days of biting an iron horse, get a tattoo of an old head shell charcoal and mixed with sugar water droplets using thorns, animal bone or bamboo stick, and then diruncing dirajah. Very different from now, it's easy to make tattoos, tattoo tintan traded in the shop and tools made from the needle spinning dynamo walkman. In ancient times, only known permanent tattoos. Not familiar with the term temporary.
