History tattoos

For the first time about tattoos Ryukyu became known in 1461, however, many researchers are convinced that the first written mention of those tattoos is reflected in the pages of Zuyse, written in 622 AD. first record of tattooing Ainu, belong to the hands of italian researcher, Girolamo de Angelis, they are dated 1612 and 1621 years. Ainu People get a tattoo on the hands, face, cheeks, eyebrows, forehead, and patterns around the lips. Tattoos Ainu were not simply decorations, but to pursue multiple objectives: having been transformed into a generic sign, a sign of sex, had a religious significance and were cosmetic attribute.