Tattoos as body text and tribal identity: a study of Sirawon Tulisen Khating’s “retold by Grandma-Yarla’s Tattoos” and Nidhi Dugar Kundalia’s “The Godna Artists of Jharkhand”

Tattoos as body text and tribal identity: a study of Sirawon Tulisen Khating’s “retold by Grandma-Yarla’s Tattoos” and Nidhi Dugar Kundalia’s “The Godna Artists of Jharkhand”

Tattoos are important markers of tribal cultural identity. As embodied texts, they not only reflect a worldview but also become repositories of historical and ontological memory. As carriers of traditions, customs, and beliefs, they manifest the collective identity of the people and guide and bind t...

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Main Authors: Sachdeva, Saru, Rani, Rekha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22725/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22725/1/TT%201.pdf

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