Return of the Tribal

Return of the Tribal

Cat #: BK-TRIBAL

$19.95



A Celebration of Body Adornment: Piercing, Tattooing, Scarification, Body Painting
By Rufus C. Camphausen
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Park Street Press
(September 1, 1997)
ISBN: 0892816104

In Return of the Tribal, the author examines all types of body adornment, from tribal to urban, including piercing, body painting, scarification, tattooing, genital mutilation, and even structural modifications of the ears, legs, and neck. And accompanying the very readable text is a visual feast of full-color photos. This may well be the best, most definitive book of its kind on the market.

This is not just another superficial book about "body art." Camphausen goes into great depth as to why people in the West get body decorations and relates it to the traditions and ritualism of tribal cultures.

Detail image from book:

camphausen: return of the tribal

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