Tahiti Tattoos, by Gian Paulo Barbieri, Taschen, 1998

1001 Symbols, by Jack Tresidder, Chronical Books, 2004

The Complete Dictionary of Symbols, by Jack Tresidder, Duncan Baird, 2004

The World of Myth, by David Adams Leeming, Oxford University Press, 1990

The Tattoo Encylcopedia, by Terisa Green, Simon & Schuster, 2003

Ta Moko, the Art of Maori Tattoo, by D.R. Simmons, Reed Books, 1986

Tala O Le Vavau, Pacifika Press, 1995

The Supernatural in Thai Life, by John Hoskin, Tamarind Press, 1996

Moko Rangatira, by Ko Te Rira & David Simmons, Reed Books, 1999

Return of the Tribal, by Rufus C. Camphausen, Park Street Press, 1997

Bodies of Subversion :A Secret History of Woman and Tattoo, by Margaret Mifflin, Juno Books, 1997

Marks of Civilization, by Arnold Rubin, Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1995

Body Art, Outback, 2000

Tattoo History: A Source Book  by Steve Gilbert, Juno Books, 2000

Tattoos From Paradise, by Mark Blackburn, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1999

Resources and Links

Trisha Allen - www.thepolynesiantattoo.com

ANCIENT TATTOOS: Theories of Heaven and Earth
Read PJ Reece's history of ancient tattoos.

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