Tattoo History

950 S Warrior Lane,Waukee IA 50263

22 July, 2023

Description

This vividly illustrated live Zoom talk by tattoo anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak, will explore the tradition of tattooing among Indigenous peoples and other tattoo communities, past and present. Drawing from the accounts of explorers, historians, anthropologists, and Dr. Krutak’s own field research, this talk is a record of tattoo artistry and culture presented through interviews, objects, video, and images from around the tattoo world dating from 5000 BCE to the present. Registration Required. About the Presenter: Dr. Lars Krutak is an American anthropologist, photographer, and writer known for his research about tattoo and its cultural background. Krutak worked for several years as a Repatriation Research Specialist at the National Museum of the American Indian, an Archaeologist in the Repatriation Office of the National Museum of Natural History, and today he is a Program Specialist at the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, an agency in the U.S. Department of the Interior. In 2002, Krutak embarked on a world tour devoted to recording the lives, stories, and experiences of tattooed people around the globe. He has worked as an Anthropological Consultant for three National Geographic television documentaries. In 2003, he was a co-recipient of the American Book Award in Literature. Look for Lars in the Discovery Channel series “Tattoo Hunter” focusing on indigenous body modification practices worldwide. You can find more information about Dr. Krutak and his work on his website: LarsKrutak.com