Julia's also interested in the history of tattooing. "I like the idea that it's an art form that's been around for thousandas of years and done all over the world. However, the reasons for the tattoos. and the designs vary a lot. In indonesia, members of the Iban tribe were covered in tattoos of plants and animals for camouflage as they went hunting in the jungle; the Maori in New Zealand tattooed their faces to make themselves look aggressive when fighting; it's an ancient Hindu-Buddhist custom still practiced today; and it's associated with organized gang crime in Japan.