Tattoos have been apart of society for thousands of years. In some cultures it forms a part of their identity whilst in Britain tattoos are more for fashion rather than belonging to a particular tribe. According to an article the history of tattoos began 5,000 years ago. It appears that travellers from Britain returned with polynesians to exhibit at fairs etc to demonstrate the higeh of European civilisation compared to "primitive natives." (http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html).
Apparently after Captain Cook returned from his voyage to polynesian tattooing became a tradition in the British Navy. For the British Empire tattooing was a way of identifying what they considered primitive people of the countries they ruled. However, centuries later it appears that even Britain has embraced the art of tattooing only for less meaningful reasons.
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