WoodenBoat Tattoos

5/$1.00

You might want a glass or two of Merlot before you go through with this. No no no... not for the pain, but for the placement. These are temporary tattoos.

The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "tatu" which means "to mark something." Although steeped in nautical tradition, it is believed that the first known tattoo dates back 4,000 years B.C. to the body of a man found preserved in a glacier. Carbon dating and artifacts found near him suggests the man is over 5,300 years old. You know HE didn’t have a fibreglass boat. The skin bears a cross behind one knee and a series of lines above his kidneys, marks that some scientists claim to be the first evidence of tattooing. Tattoos found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies indicate that the art of tattooing was practiced around 2000 B.C. and as the Egyptian empire expanded, so did the use of tattoos.

Red and Black ink, measures approx 1 1/2" x 2"

Applies easily. Will stay on until you remove with rubbing alcohol or baby oil.

No, the photo isn't flopped, it has to come "reversed".

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