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  2. Tavlugun - Wikipedia

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    The tavluġun is an Indigenous Iñupiaq chin tattoo worn by women. [1] [2] [3] Women received tavlugun after puberty when they were of an age to be married and demonstrated their inner strength and tolerance for pain. [1] Marjorie Tahbone (Inupiaq/Kiowa) is a tattoo artist dedicated to reviving customary Alaska Native tattoos such as tavlugun ...

  3. Category:Native American women in warfare - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Native American women in warfare" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  4. Hajichi - Wikipedia

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    The tattoos could represent pride in being a woman, beauty, and protection. [4] They were associated with rites of passage for women and could indicate marital status. The motifs and shapes varied from island to island. Among some peoples it was believed that women who lacked hajichi would risk suffering in the afterlife. [5]

  5. Florence Nupok Malewotkuk - Wikipedia

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    Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (March 4, 1906 – 1971), also spelled Napaaq Maligutkak, was a Siberian Yupik artist known for her drawings of native Eskimo culture, scenes of local wildlife, and documentation of native tattoos. [1] Her "somewhat naive" style earned her the title of "Grandma Moses of the Bering Sea."

  6. Rapa Nui tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Rapa Nui tattoo tools, Manchester Museum. Tattoos, as well as other forms of art in Rapa Nui, blends anthropomorphic and zoomorphic imagery. [3] The most common symbols represented were of the Make-Make god, Moais, Komari (the symbol of female fertility), the manutara, and other forms of birds, fish, turtles or figures from the Rongo Rongo ...

  7. Running Eagle - Wikipedia

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    One day, a group of her tribe's warriors headed out to raid a Crow camp and take back their horses. Carrying her father's rifle, Running Eagle tagged along behind. [6] It is said that the party leader spotted her, and tried to make her go back home, yet she refused. [3]

  8. Mitchelene BigMan - Wikipedia

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    The success of this Color Guard became the basis for BigMan's Native American Women Warriors (NAWW), the modern successor to AWIFV, chartered on March 12, 2010. [2] NAWW's purpose is dedicated to the recognition of women veterans, especially of Native American descent, and their contributions to both the military and indigenous cultures of the ...

  9. History of tattooing - Wikipedia

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    Today, women sometimes use tattoos as forms of bodily reclamation after traumatic experiences like abuse or breast cancer. [153] In 2012, tattooed women outnumbered men for the first time in American history – according to a Harris poll, 23% of women in America had tattoos in that year, compared to 19% of men. [159]