Collection search - [kadluk, Inuk woman with tattoos]. Original title: Tattooing

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Historically, all Inuit women received tattoos as a rite of passage. They were most often on the face and hands but could also be on the arms, legs, and/or chest. Sometimes photographers painted the women's faces with designs of other regions. It is possible they sometimes traced already existing tattoos. They may have also disguised the tattoos with make-up or during the printing process. As a result, the tattoo designs shown here may not be representative of the woman or her region.

Tattooing