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Tattoo
Bodies, Art, And Exchange In The Pacific And The West
by Nicholas Thomas
ISBN: 0822335506
ISBN-13: 9780822335504
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Duke Univ Pr
Published date: 2005
Size: 7.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 2.2 pounds
Pages: 252
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