Archive for the 'Tribal' Category

Ancient art of tattooing a source of pride

Indigenous Maori of New Zealand rediscover ta moko
With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul.
He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one of the world’s oldest forms of tattooing and a renewed source of pride for New […]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Evan Rachel Wood gets matching tattoos with Marilyn Manson

Evan Rachel Wood has revealed that she and boyfriend Marilyn Manson got matching tattoos for Valentine’s Day.
The couple, who started going out around the collapse of Marilyn’s marriage at the end of 2006, were attending a screening of Evan’s new film The Life Before Her Eyes on Tuesday night when she showed off the wrist […]

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Tribal Art, Mughal Architecture In Jharkhand Church

Bright fibreglass windows, arches shaped like onion domes and a statue of Jesus Christ bearing resemblance to tribal art are some of the unique features of a church in Jharkhand.
The Mount Carmel Church in Murugini village of Dumka district is a blend of Santhal tribal art and Mughal architecture.
Subrata Ganguly of Church Art, a Kolkata-based […]

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008