Nature & Nurture #161: Dr. Lars Krutak - The History of Indigenous Tattoos

About this episode

Dr. Lars Krutak discusses the history and significance of Indigenous tattoos.

Dr. Lars Krutak is an anthropologist, a research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, host of the Discovery Channel series Tattoo Hunter, and author of Indigenous Tattoo Traditions.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Omary

Guest: Dr. Lars Krutak

Topics covered

• Indigenous tattoos
• anthropology
• cultural history
• tattoo traditions
• art
• identity

Keywords

• tattoos
• Indigenous
• anthropology
• cultural traditions
• art history
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Museum of International Folk Art, Discovery Channel

Books & works: Indigenous Tattoo Traditions

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