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Painted People: Humanity in 21 Tattoos

by Matt Lodder

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · November 14, 2022

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An exploration of the history of tattooing from 5000 BCE to the present, using 21 tattoos and the people who wore them to reveal hidden artworks and trace a changing world.

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