Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking

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Uploaded by on Dec 26, 2010

This video explores the intrinsic connection between mankind's culture and the old tradition of marking the human body dating back two thousand years, with tattoos and scarification as a form of initiation, beauty, and highly ritualized ornamentation. Photographs: Chris Rainier, Video Director / Editor: Ethan Boehme, 
Music: Anoushka Shankar. (2005) 11:00

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  • thank god for technology the human race has really advanced we are not as primitive as before at least if nothing else.

  • Such beauty.My temple has symbols that hold value to me.Take away all things and as I lay naked my flesh reminds me of me.Is my inner self reflected by my ink is what I always ask.With the pen and the needle the ink reveals our inner most essence.

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