The art of Tattoos has been around for thousands of years symbolizing individuality, experiences, status, religion and expressions in a form of body markings. Since its discovery, tattoos have made an impact in society and cultures globally representing a new civilization in itself. Suggestions of its accidental finding has reveled that there is no real documented beginning to this phenomenon and the attractiveness of its concept continues to immaculately grow revealing unique stories through vivid images and meaningful script.
The Origins of the Word “Tattoo”
The word tattoo has two main roots, from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means “to mark something” lead to the originated …show more content…
Today most tattoos use an electric tattoo machine, Thomas Alva Edison is often referred to as the father of the modern electric tattoo machine. Edison’s original invention of an electric motor was known as the Autographic Printing Pen in 1876 the “Electromagnetic coils were widely used in telegraph instruments such as Morse’s Repeater of 1836 and would prove to be vital in the development of the tattoo machine” (http://www.britishinkdc.com/tattoo-machine-history/) Samuel O’Reilly, a tattooist in New York City envisioned Edison’s invention and later patented the first Electric Tattooing Machine in1891. The variation in techniques used worldwide all persuade with similarities yet they have one common goal and that is to get the ink or pigment under the skin in such a way that it heals and is permanent. The practices and tools used vary from culture to culture and have evolved over time with influence from outside societies throughout human evolution. Ancient remains surfaced today have provided literature convening the existence of tattoos and the tools obtained have provide further detail of how tattoos were exhibit and what resources were used. In Egypt tiny bronze tattoo needles have been discovered in numerous Egyptian digs, some date back to 1450 B.C. with the oldest one on recording dating back to before 3000 B.C. In Thailand traditional Thai tattoo tools were made from quill-like bamboo needles. The needles were split in two and are razor sharp ranging from six to twelve inches in length. The Maori of New Zealand a tribe who migrated more than 1000 years ago from their Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki used one chisels to carve designs straight into the flesh. After the lines were cut, the chisel was dipped into ink and tapped into the gashes, this techniques is said to promote much more pain than the use of