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protective tattoos

uploaded by dreamworker October 20, 2008 at 06:20 pm
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Tags: Culture, Religion, Thailand, taxi, canal, bangkok, tattoos, buddhism, driver, Superstition, protective, decorative, tattoes, bmotorcycle, bangkhen

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Title: protective tattoos

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Created: Mon, 10/20/2008 - 6:20pm

Modified: Mon, 10/20/2008 - 6:20pm

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dreamworker

at 18:29 on October 20th, 2008

These tattoos on this motorcycle taxi driver serve mostly a protective function, apparently to shield him from harm. They are hard to see, but he has also got some decorative tattoos on both of his upper arms. So he combines traditional tattoos in Thailand with the current fad of decorative tattoos.