the history and cultural significance of body decoration and tattoo related to the rococo era

Running head : BODY DECORATION AND TATTOING

Body Decoration and Tattooing

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Body Decoration and Tattooing

There are still several practices and traditions around the world that have still survived and flourished throughout time . Some of them can be traced back thousands of years ago however , they are not anymore practiced and performed . A number of changes have already transpired with regards to those customs , practices and traditions because of the holistic development of civilization and the emergence of modernization and technology , as well as

the rapid growth of globalization . One of those traditions that still exist nowadays is the practice of body decoration and tattooing , customs that would be evaluated and discussed in relation to their historical and cultural significance during the Rococo era

Historical and Cultural Accounts : Body Decoration and Tattooing

Body adornment can be traced back from approximately 3000 years ago Evidences have been found at the archeological sites of Africa wherein they revealed forms of body modification and decoration such as flesh that were permanently marked with a knife or needle and earlobes and necks that have been elongated . In the Western world , body decorations are viewed as exotic distortions which possessed numerous functions in various cultures it is one of the practices among others that fascinated the Westerners (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , 2009

Body adornment and modification can be of any form and the most common kind is through clothing . Nevertheless , there are other forms which definitely utilize the...