Body suit (tattoo)

Full body suit displays a horned snake on the chest that wraps around to the back continuing onto the right arm, two birds on the left arm, a foo dog on the right leg, and a mouse and monkey on the left leg.

A body suit or full body suit is an extensive tattoo, usually of a similar pattern, style or theme that covers the entire torso or the entire body.^[1] They are associated with traditional Japanese tattooing as well as with some freak show and circus performers.^[2] Such suits are of significant cultural meaning in some traditional cultures, representing a rite of passage, marriage or a social designation.

^ DeMello, M. (2014). Inked: Tattoos and Body Art around the World [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 731. ISBN 978-1-61069-076-8. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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[1] DeMello, M. (2014). Inked: Tattoos and Body Art around the World [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 731. ISBN 978-1-61069-076-8. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

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