The practice of adorning the human body with a variety of adornments achieved through the employment of a wide range of components may be traced back to very early eras in human history. Why is it necessary for one to be decorated? Is this merely a consequence of the need to please other people and to present a nice appearance, or are there additional factors at play here? To tattoo something means to apply a dye, which cannot be eliminated entirely by the body’s natural processes, all the way up to the surface of the dermis using a particular method. In order to gain access to the deeper layers of skin, a pointed instrument is used to create holes or incisions. These incisions are then colored with the proper pigment using a tool that resembles a combination of a needle and a thorn. Alternately, the skin can be perforated with a needle, then a thread that has been covered with dye is passed across the skin, and the dye is inserted beneath the skin. This method is practiced by Eskimos. Another method is to apply a mixture of gunpowder and saltpeter to the wounds after they have been opened, and then light the mixture. Following any of these operations, and particularly the process of bur𝚗ing the skin, a light or dark blue bur𝚗 mark will be left on the surface of the skin that will never disappear.

Ugur Bolukbasi has compiled a list of the 40 tattoos that have inspired him the most.

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