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  2. History of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Tattooing was an expensive and painful process and by the late 1880s had become a mark of wealth for the crowned heads of Europe. [137] In 1891, New York City tattooer Samuel O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine, a modification of Thomas Edison 's electric pen. Nora Hildebrandt.

  3. Celtic knot - Wikipedia

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    Celtic knots (Irish: snaidhm Cheilteach, Welsh: cwlwm Celtaidd, Cornish: kolm Keltek, Scottish Gaelic: snaidhm Ceilteach) are a variety of knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used for decoration, used extensively in the Celtic style of Insular art. These knots are most known for their adaptation for use in the ornamentation of ...

  4. Celtic art - Wikipedia

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    Celtic art. The reverse side of a British bronze mirror, 50 BC – 50 AD, showing the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the late "Insular" La Tène style. Muiredach's High Cross, Ireland, early 10th century. Celtic art is associated with the peoples known as Celts; those who spoke the Celtic languages in Europe from pre-history through to ...

  5. Pictish stone - Wikipedia

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    Pictish stone. The Class II Kirkyard Stone c800AD, in Aberlemno parish. A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs. A few have ogham inscriptions. Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde - Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones are the most visible remaining ...

  6. Celtic cross - Wikipedia

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    A Celtic cross symbol. The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages.A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelised by Irish missionaries, from the ninth through the 12th centuries.

  7. Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Sailor tattoos are traditions of tattooing among sailors, including images with symbolic meanings. These practices date back to at least the 16th century among European sailors, and since colonial times among American sailors. People participating in these traditions have included military service members in national navies, seafarers in ...

  8. Criminal tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Criminal tattoo. Criminal tattoos are classified in different ways. The meaning and histories of criminal tattoos vary from country to country, and they are commonly assumed to be associated with gang membership. [1][2] They could also be a record of the wearer's personal history—such as their skills, specialties, accomplishments ...

  9. Triskelion - Wikipedia

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    Neolithic triple-spiral symbol. Look up triskelion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A triskelion or triskeles is an ancient motif consisting either of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry or of other patterns in triplicate that emanate from a common center. The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals, or ...