Olive Oatman and Other Women with Chin Tattoos
Olive Oatman lived in the USA from 1838-1903, she had a tattoo on her chin which was probably one of the Yavapai tribe. (read the full story below). The interesting part, according to us at Mimi Berlin, is the fact that Olive is dressed in full Victorian attire, just like the Maori women are.
Read the interesting story about Olive Oatman here at https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffagr
(images via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Oatman / http://flashbak.com/44-captivating-native-maori-portraits-fom-19th-century-new-zealand-32789/ https://civilwartalk.com/threads/not-civil-war-the-girl-with-the-tattooed-face.110104/)
Thahanks at Pierre Lernoud (Bertyl) for sharing the image of Ms Oatman on FB.
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