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Tattoos

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  • Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing
  • A tattoo on a piece of human skin showing a heart with an arrow through it and the date of the 19th May 91
  • Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing
  • A tattoo on a piece of human skin showng a Greek style bust of an Emperor and some writing
  • A selection of tattoos on a piece of human skin showing a nude female, a pot of flowers and a gentlemen
  • Tattoos on a piece of human skin showing a flower and a selection of people
  • Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing
  • Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing
  • Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing
  • A tattoo in the form of writing on a piece of human skin, 'Enfant du Malheus'
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    A tattoo in the form of writing on a piece of human skin, 'Enfant du Malheus'

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    Tattooed arms

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    Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing

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    Tattoos on the body

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    Plaster cast, man of the Arawa tribe showing Maori tattooing

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