People always have different ways of expressing their feelings or inner self uses. This, as a person or what he has seen. For example, some people have shirts with the military, arguing that these garments represents courage, bravery and strength. Despite its generality, a military shirt be adapted in many ways to define its own identity. But apart from the clothes we wear, another way to express our individuality through tattoos is a practice that has existed for centuries —.

In the past, many people thought the original tattoo art from the Egyptians, as many kings had tattoos in different places. However, this has changed in the discovery of a mummy than 5,300 years, Oetzi the Iceman was found, where it marks on their skin. Therefore, it was shown that most of the Egyptian civilization, even in prehistoric times, the art of tattoo, if it had been. However, no one can say what were the implications of tattoos.

Further proof that the art of tattooing has been around for years was the discovery of a body prehistoric Russia, which showed the drawings in connection with magical creatures, mythical animals tattooed. After the search for more bodies were found with tattoos on her body in one place.

Before the reign Egyptian empire, where the art of tattooing had used henna increases the Indians in order to create traces on the body with the sole purpose of aesthetics. But in Greece, said that the art of tattooing as a mark or code spies.The Rookie secret art of tattoos have been used, but served as a way to label the prisoners in Rome and many other places today.

The people of Samoa, the art of tattooing as part of their tradition down. It was the chief, who was heavily tattooed. In addition to his social standing, symbolize, tattoo was also a part of a ritual that follows puberty and marks the commitment of youth culture. One can also say that tattooing is an integral part of the New Zealand culture as in its art, the sculptural techniques used against Moko. The people skills and technical accuracy of the tattoo have acquired.

On this day, many Indonesians still in Borneo in the art of ink marks on the face and body. They are different, the most sought after designs from Borneo origin in the Western world. And some tribes in Africa are still in the practice of tattooing. But because they are black, these people prefer the scarification and body make-up.

Centuries ago, the tattoo still raises a lot of questions. If the practice is really in the modern Western world, integrated with sailors and prisoners brought to England by Captain Cook? Is it common in the United States of America or British? No one can be so sure. One thing is certain: the first tattoo shop opened in New York in 1846!