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Humans have marked their bodies for permanent effect for thousands of years. These indelible markings found on all parts of the body have through history had multiple meanings to numerous groups of people. They have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious association, and untold other personal justification. The fascination with Tattoo is its permanence. Nothing else leaves such a permanent imprint, such a permanent focus of others, onto one’s body.
The word Tattoo is said to have two major derivations – From the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’.Earliest evidence of tattoo exists on a recently discovered “iceman” found in Europe and estimated to be 5000 Years old. The iceman’s body had 52 tattoos covering mostly joints and his lower back. The tattoos were not elaborate but instead consisted of lines and dots. Specialists suggest that the tattoos were used for therapeutic reasons. Believing the tattoos helped alleviate arthritis.Read More........ Pengertian Tato secara garis besarnya adalah; "Gambar atau simbol yang dilukiskan pada permukaan kulit", atau dengan kata lain dapat juga di artikan sebagai "seni dalam merajah tubuh".
Kata sebutan T-A-T-O itu sendiri menurut sejarah berawal dari bahasa Tahitian; “Ta-tu atau Ta-tau” yang konon artinya memberikan torehan tanda atau simbol. Dalam setiap negara didunia masing-masing memiliki perbedaan penulisan kata dan bahasa sebutan untuk Tato, seperti negara kita Indonesia misalnya, kita menyebutnya dengan kata sebutan; "Tato atau Rajah" dan juga di negara lain, diantaranya; bangsa Inggris menyebutnya dengan "Tattoo", Danish "Tatovering", Norwegian "Tatovering", Swedish "Tatuering", German "Tätowierung", French "Tatouage", Italian "Tatuággio", Spanish "Tatuaje", Dutch "Tatoeage", Brazilian "Tatuagem", Finnish "Tatuointi", Polish "Tatuaz", Hawaiian "Kakau", Portuguese "Tatuagem", Lithuanian "Tatiuruote", Estonian "tätoveering", Inuktitut "Tunniit", Slovenian "Tetoviranje", Turkish "Dövme", Hungarian "Tetoválás", Japanese "Irezumi/Horimono", Icelandic "húðflúr", Greenlandic "Kakiorneq", New Zealand (Maori) "Moko", Polynesia in general "Mana", dll. Read more
