Get to Know about the Complete History of Tattoos
A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark that is fixed upon the body by inserting pigment under the skin, and the earliest evidence regarding the tattoo art dates from 5000 BCE. Tattoos have many different forms and meanings across times and cultures. The origin of tattooing The phenomenon of tattooing was once widespread across the globe. In the Descent of Man (1871) Charles Darwin wrote that there was no country left in the world that did not practice tattoo designs or some other form of permanent body decoration. The 19th-century German ethnologist and explorer Karl von den Steinem strongly believed that tattooing in South America has evolved from the custom of decorating the body with scars. To prevent bleeding that is caused by discoloration of the scar, plant sap is used to rub into the wounds. The resulting decoration can also be regarded as a Trishul shiva tattoo . Through bloodletting practices, scarification rituals, medical treatment or by chance such tales clea...