The term "tattoo" comes from the word "Tatau" in Tahiti, which means "signifies something". Tattoo or tattoos, is a mark made ??by inserting pigment into the skin. In technical terms, the tattoo is micro pigment implantation. According to Big Indonesian Dictionary, tattoos mean images (paintings) on the (member) of the body. Tattoos can be made on human or animal skin.
Tattooing is a practice that is found almost everywhere with the function in accordance with local custom. Tattoos are often used by the formerly isolated tribes in the region of the world as a marking of territory, degree, rank, even a person's health signifies.
Tattoos are also in use extensively by the Polynesians, the Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, and China.
Although in some circles, regarded as a taboo tattoo, tattoo art remains a popular thing in the world. Tattoos on humans are a form of body modification, while tattoos on animals are generally used as identification.
The presence of tattoos on the body in the cultural world there has been a very long time and can be found in all corners of the world. Historically, it was tattooed body has been made since 3000 years BC (before Christ). Tattoo was first recorded by Western civilization in James Cook's expedition in 1769.
According to some researchers, the oldest tattoos found on Egyptian mummies were found in approximately 1300 BC, and said it was thought that makes the tattoo and then spread to the tribes in the world, but it has not been proven true.
