Sujet
Detail of the forehead of a tattooed female mummy
Légende
Detail of the forehead of a tattooed female mummy, Created by soot stained or dyed thread drawn under the skin by a needle, these designs apparently signified a womans country of origin and marital status, while serving as marks of feminine beauty. Greenland. Eskimo. buried c 1475 AD.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ The Greenland Museum
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_011
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,9Mo (2,1Mo) / 29,6cm x 22,0cm / 3492 x 2596 (300dpi)