Convict tattoos : marked men and women of Australia

The Resource Convict tattoos : marked men and women of Australia
Label
Convict tattoos : marked men and women of Australia
Title remainder
marked men and women of Australia
Statement of responsibility
written and illustrated by Simon Barnard
Title variation
Marked men and women of Australia
Creator
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
At least thirty-seven per cent of male convicts and fifteen per cent of female convicts were tattooed by the time they arrived in the penal colonies, making Australians quite possibly the world's most heavily tattooed English-speaking people of the nineteenth century. Each convict's details, including their tattoos, were recorded when they disembarked, providing an extensive physical account of Australia's convict men and women. Simon Barnard has meticulously combed through those records to reveal a rich pictorial history. Convict Tattoos explores various aspects of tattooing - from the symbolism of tattoo motifs to inking methods, from their use as means of identification and control to expressions of individualism and defiance - providing a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the people behind the records
Cataloging source
ANL
Dewey number
391.65
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • facsimiles
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adult

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