Thinking of inking? A guide to tattoos. Religion. Culture. History. Tattoo. Modern materials and techniques allow for a range of previously impossible designs and colors within tattoo art.
A tattoo is a form of body modification, made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Etymology[edit] A Māori Chief with tattoos (moko) seen by Cook and his crew The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology of tattoo as, "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow.