Origins of Tattoos.

The origins of tattoos were believed to have been found on mummies by European explorers about from 3300BC. Examples of tattoos have been found in North America, the South Seas, and the Pacific Ocean. The phrase "tattoo" originally came from the Tahitan native phrase " TATTAU" but was called "Tattoo" by Captain Cook when he traveled to Tahitan lands. Indians and Polynesians who had this body art regularly worked in curcuses and fairs around the 18th and 19th century due to the exotic nature of their body illustrations.

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