The visitor to Tattoo Me Now can choose from thousands of tattoo designs and access reviews of more than 10,000 of tattoo studios in over 38 countries. There is also an active members’ forum, image gallery and educational material on the art of tattooing. But tattooing has not always been common or socially acceptable.
Heavily tattooed men and women were exhibited in circuses and fairs in the 19th century as rare exotic specimens. And one class of people used to be associated with tattooing: sailors. Traditional tattoo designs that adorned their arms were “true love”, “mother” and Saint George and the Dragon.
Sailor Tattoos
Tattooing and seafaring seem to go together. The word “tattoo” itself comes from Tahiti and has first been recorded by James Cook in 1769. It was during the age of exploration, Encyclopedia Britannica informs, that Europeans rediscovered the ancient art of tattooing and tattoos became popular among sailors.
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