Notes and queries on anthropology / edited for the Council of the Anthropological Institute by John George Garson, M.D. and Charles Hercules Read, F.S.A.

Date:
1892
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    objects worn as ornaments, such as teeth or shells, are copied in metal or other material.] A. W. F. No. III.—PAINTING AND TATTOOING. Painting.—1. la painting employed in decorating the body ? 2. What are the pigments used? 3. How is the paiuting a])plied 1 is it frequently renewed ? and by whom is it executed 1 4. Do the designs vary according to the sex or rank of the iudividual ? 5. Are any symbolic designs employed by the performers in dances or ceremonies or by wai'riors ? 6. Is any painting of the face employed to heighten beauty, or any application to the eyes to increase their lustre 1 7. What are the substances used for this purpose ? 8. Is any staining of the nails known 1 and is it confined to one of the sexes 1 9. Is there any coating applied to the body to improve the skin or to keep off insects, or any ajiplication to the body in the nature of a thick cake of paint as by the Boobies of Feriiaiulo Po'I 10. What is considered to be the purjmse of the painting? to increase the cliarms of the individual, or has it a religious meaning ? 10a. Discriminate between native and imported ))igments ; any preference for one over the other? Tattooing.—11. Is tattooing known 1 a,nd are tliere any ac- counts of its introduction, or legends connected with it ? 12. Is it confined to one of the sexes ? 13. Is it confined to certain parts of the body ? and why ? 14. At what age is it commenced ? and is it done at once or at various periods ? 1.5. Are there any ceremonies connected with it? 16. Is the tattooing made by any professional individuals ? and how do they rank? 17. What are the pigments employed and what instruments? 18. Is any special diet observed by the person to be tattooed, or any peculiar vessels for feeding him (New Zealand) ? 19. Is tattooing considered indispensable as a sign of manhood? 20. Is it connected in any way with pagan worship ? 21. Is the practice dying out, or the contrary ? 22. What are the designs employed ? and have they any particular significance ?