2006-09-06 06:25:16 · 17 answers · asked by superjeff 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
a bored sailor
2006-09-06 06:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by pepzi_bandit 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "Tattoo" is a bastardization of the Polynesian word "Tau-Tau" which is the sound that is made when they apply the markings in a traditional manner. In one hand they hold a stick with either sharpened bone, fish teeth or boar-tusk. This acts as the "needle". They dip it into whatever they're using for pigment (ink) and then 'tap' it into the skin with another stick.
When the sticks click together, you get the 'tau-tau' sound. When collonialists were checking out the south pacific back in the day (a Looooooong time ago), they brought this back to their countries of origin (England, france, Spain, etc.) I hope this helped!
2006-09-06 18:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by Tom I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not Sure Who Invented Them,
Don't Mind Them
2006-09-10 08:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mieko Yamada
The Jomon to the pre-Edo period
The origin of tattooing in Japan has been traced back to the Jomon period (10,000 B. C. ~ 300 B. C.). Jomon means "pattern of rope." Many ceramic pots with markings of rope were found in that period. Clay figurines produced in this period are called dogu. Scholars consider that some dogus show tattoo-like markings on their faces and bodies. The oldestdogus whose faces have a depiction of tattooing were found near Osaka in 1977. They are estimated to date from dated the fifth century B. C. (Richie,1980). During the Yayoi period (300 B. C. ~ 300 A. D.) clay figurines with tattoo markings were also found (Yoshioka, 1996).
2006-09-06 13:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they've been around a hella long time.that frozen "iceman" iron-age guy and other mummies around the world,have tattoo's.i like 'em,i have one on each ankle,and a small one on my back.i believe in moderation,tho-more than 3 is too much 4 me,others may have a different idea of whats right for them.too many or too big a surface area covered,isnt my cuppa tea.
2006-09-06 13:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually there were many native tribes of North America that used tatoos. So did the Native of Hawaii. But I'm not too sure if they were the first.
2006-09-06 13:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Allan W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word tattoo comes from the polynisian word tatao, which means to tap with a stick as the ancient practice of tattoing involved a stick with sharpen bones at the end of it and another stick was used to tap it rapidly to penetrate the skin, so i believed it came from the polynisian islands,
2006-09-06 14:30:51 · answer #7 · answered by elnavajo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a tribal thing I ma not sure if it came from south American Indians and natives or the Maurois and Aboriginals
2006-09-06 13:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don`t know who invented them and yes, I like them.
2006-09-06 13:27:34 · answer #9 · answered by Happy. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE INVENTOR WAS SAMUEL O'REILLY AND THE YEAR WAS 1891 AND I LOVE THEM AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE I GOT MY INFO GO TO GOOGLE.COM AND TYPE IN THE BAR WHO INVENTED TATTOOS AND THERE IS ALOT OF INFO THERE
2006-09-06 13:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by hellokitty_19_2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know who invented them but i love them
2006-09-06 13:27:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋