Body Art History
Historical and cultural references about tattooing, piercing and other forms of past and present-day body art.
Art of the Marquesas Islands 
The South Pacific people of the Marquesas Islands carved their art on just about every surface, including their bodies. A review of the featured exhibition “Adorning the World” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Body Art and Piercing Dictionary A-C
Do you know a Christina from a Cleopatra? Can you tell your Ampallang from your Apadravya? Here is a body art and piercing dictionary for words beginning with A-C. Body Art and Piercing Dictionary D-H
Do you know what an Earl or a Daith is? Can you tell an Industrial piercing from a Helix? Here is a body art and piercing dictionary for words beginning with D-H Body Art and Piercing Dictionary I-N
Can you tell a Madonna from a Madison? Curious to find out what an Industrial piercing is? Here is a body art and piercing dictionary for words beginning with I-N. Body Art and Piercing Dictionary O-S
Do you know what a Rook is? Can you tell if your Prince Albert is reversed or not? Here is a body art and piercing dictionary for words beginning with O-Z. Body Art and Piercing Dictionary T-Z
This is the fifth and final section of the body piercing names list, for body modifications that begin with the letters T-Z. Body Art Fun and Games
Play online body art games and test your knowledge with a quick tattoo quiz! Send a friend a free body art postcard or vote for the best with Rate My Tattoo! Body Art In Advertising
One of the best ways to tell something has moved from fringe culture to the mainstream is to look at advertising. Once the sign of the sailor or biker, tattoos and piercings now signal hip trendiness, and are being used to get the attention of consumers everywhere. Body Art Rights
Do you think you have the right to do what you want with your own body? The answers might surprise you. Body Art Top 20 for 2008
See which articles were the hottest reads for 2008 on BellaOnline´s Body Art topic! Celebrity tattooing, movies, and nose piercings sure held their own against a few newcomers. Body Art Top 20 of 2006
For the first time ever, the Body Art editor shares what the top twenty body art articles from the past year came out to be!
Body Art Top 20 of 2007
See which articles were the twenty most-viewed by BellaOnline readers in 2007! Can you guess the most popular body art topics? Body Arts Quiz
Test your knowledge of some of the technical aspects of tattooing and body piercing. BoingBoing Goes BodyArt [offsite link]
A post-modern look at body art from BoingBoing, the directory of wonderful things. Hawaiian Tattooing
Like other Polynesian cultures, the natives of Hawaii practiced the art of tattooing. Traditional and modern designs can be found side-by-side in Hawaiian tattooing today. May 16 Is National Piercing Day
A body piercing holiday? The movement is on to make one day a year a celebration of body adornment. If you´d like to take someone´s pipe dream and help them further the cause, read on! Online Body Art Museums
With the movement of body art into the mainstream, art history museums have now created online body art museums to go along with their real-world exhibits. Take a tour of some ancient and modern body art history. Overviews on Body Art
This is a collection of nonfiction titles, writings gathered that discuss the whys and attraction of tattooing and body art. From the academic to the edges of modern body art. Rescue Ink
If big tattooed bikers make you want to cross the street, you might want to take another look. This gang is all about tattoos, motorcycles and animal welfare. Samoan and Thai Tattoo Techniques
Taking a look at the techniques for tattooing that evoled in Samoa and Thailand. Tattoo and Body Art Histories
This is a collection of nonfiction titles, writings gathered that discuss the whys and attraction of tattooing and body art. From the academic to the edges of modern body art. Tattoo Museums
Want to visit a Tattoo Museum and take a look at the colorful history for yourself? Here ya go... Tattoos As Trendy Ad Gimmick
If there's one thing that's really hot right now, it's to make your company's advertisement incorporate a tattoo gimmick. Tattoos in the Military 
The surge of tattoo popularity as the military adjusting its policy on body art as it attempts to meet recruting goals. Recruits with just a few tasteful tattoos welcome to apply. Ted Polhemus - the iMagazine [offsite link]
Polhemus is an anthropologist, author and photographer has written about body modification for close to two decades now. He was a regular contributor to the UK publication ‘body art’ in the late 80s and early 90s. The Age Limit Debate
As the interest in body art moves more and more into the mainstream, there are more stories about friction over age limits. Whose fault is it when a minor gets pierced or tattooed? The Illuminated Body: Representation in Medicine and Culture [offsite link]
from the Medical Museum at the University of Iowa. The Mainstreaming of Tattoos
From the mark of the outcast to the sign of the hip and cultured, the tattoo is clearly now part of the American mainstream. Tattooing is everywhere, from the world of politics to the shopping mall. The Most Tattooed People In The World
Ever wonder what it takes to be considered the most tattooed person in the world? Thanks to the Guiness Book of Records, it´s not to hard to figure out. Tribal Tattoo History
Traditional tribal tattooing was worn by peoples all along the Pacific Rim and throughout Southeast Asia. The designs were almost always monochrome, and executed by hand tattooing methods. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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