The following sites are useful for the study of body art and adornment throughout various cultures and time: Body Art: Marks of Identity http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/bodyart Body Art http://www.austmus.gov.au/bodyart Bodies of Cultures http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/bodmodintro.html Tribal culture http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/media112/zine2001/brechert/European.htm Body Tattoos - Bad Fads Museum http://www.badfads.com/pages/fashion/tattoos.html How stuff works - Creating the tattoo http://people.howstuffworks.com/tattoo2.htm History of henna tattoos, including Celtic art http://www.bodydeco.co.uk/history.htm Tattoos, Piercings, & Body Markings http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tattoos/ Small gallery of photos showing examples of body modification in  different cultures, such as facial scarring (Burkina Faso), Maori  facial tattoos (New Zealand), Yazuka full-body tattoos (Japan), and  Mursi facial markings and lip plates (Ethiopia). Photos are  accompanied by brief descriptions. From the National Geographic  Society. Bodies of Cultures: A World Tour of Body Modification http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20766 This exhibit shows historical examples of body modification, including  tattooing, piercing, and body painting. Features images of paintings  and artifacts showing nose rings, Maori facial tattoos, tattoo  patterns, body decorations, and more. Includes user-submitted opinions  about body modification. From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of  Archaeology and Anthropology.