I-Los ama-tattoos Ama-Eskimo, yize engadumile njengamanye amasiko, njengePolynesia, nawo ayinkambiso yasendulo: eyokuqala ingabekwa kuze kufike onyakeni we-1700 BC, njengoba kufakazelwa yisifonyo sokhuni esinamamaki athile afana nalawo ama-tattoos.
Kulesi sihloko sizobheka kafushane umlando we ama-tattoos eskimos nokuxhumana kwakhe okuthakazelisayo nabesifazane.
Indaba emisiwe
Njengoba sishilo, ama-Eskimo tattoos angabhalwa eminyakeni eyi-1700 ngaphambi kukaKristu, njengoba imaski yendlovu etholakala eNunavut (enyakatho yeCanada) ibonakala ikhomba ngalokho okubukeka njengochungechunge lwamamaki ebusweni. Ukudweba tattoo, umdwebi (ezimweni eziningi babengabesifazane abadala abahlonishwayo) basebenzisa izingcezu zamathambo noma, muva nje, izinaliti, futhi bekufanele ngibe nolwazi oluhle mayelana nodayi wemvelo ofanele nezinto zokubhala tattoo.
Ngeshwa, ukufika kwabahlali kwamisa ubuciko bokudweba umzimba isikhathi eside, njengoba izithunywa zevangeli zazithatha imidwebo njengomsebenzi kasathane. Ngenhlanhla, lo mkhuba ubulokhu uhlehla isikhathi eside futhi ama-tattoos wendabuko walolu hlobo enziwa futhi.
Ubudlelwano bama-Eskimo tattoos nabesifazane
Yize kwezinye izizwe abesilisa nabesifazane babejwayele ukuthola ama-tattoo, kuyathakazelisa kakhulu ukubona ukuxhumana kwalezi nabesifazane abangama-Eskimo. Njengoba sishilo, into ejwayelekile ukuthi kwakukhona abadwebi bomdwebo, ngaphezu kwabadwebayo. Yini enye, kwakungokwesiko ukudweba izingane zamantombazane lapho zithola ukuya esikhathini okokuqala ngopopayi esilevini.
Noma kunjalo, kwakukhona neminye imiklamo eminingi, eminingi yayo i-geometric, eyayincike kulokho owesifazane owayefuna ukuthola i-tattoo ayekuzwa. Kwakuvamile, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi imiklamo yayibhekisa emndenini, nokuthi yandiswa futhi yaguqulwa ngokuhamba kweminyaka.
Ama-Eskimo tattoos athakazelisa kakhulu, akunjalo? Sitshele, bewazi lolu hlobo lwamathambo? Ingabe ugqoka enjalo? Ngabe ucabanga ukuthi sishiye okuthile okuphawula ngakho? Khumbula ukuthi ungasitshela ukuthi ucabangani ngokusishiyela amazwana!
Fuentes: U-Lars Krutak, isazi semvelo se-tattoo, Ubuciko bama-Inuit tattoos