The History of Tattooing

Maria from Paamiut 
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This fine little portrait is today at the National Museum in Copenhagen. It was painted in 1753, and you can easily see her tattoos on the chin and at both wrists.

Detail of the painting to the right.
Detail of the painting to the left
From the book:
The Greenland Mummies
Chr. Ejlers Forlag, 1985
In the book you can read a lot more about the Inuit tattoos.