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The '''five dots tattoo''' is a [[tattoo]] of five dots arranged in a [[quincunx]], usually on the outer surface of the hand, between the thumb and the index finger. The tattoo has different meanings in different [[culture]]s—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol,<ref>{{citation|title=Tattoo history: a source book : an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world|first=Steve|last=Gilbert|publisher=Juno Books|year=2000|isbn=978-1-890451-06-6|page=153}}.</ref> a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police,<ref name="kishkindha"/> a recognition symbol among the [[Romani people]],<ref name="kishkindha">{{citation|title=Kishkindha|first=Robert|last=Turner|publisher=Osiris Press Ltd|year=2005|isbn=978-1-905315-05-5|page=53|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cnxh8vR2HzQC&pg=PA53}}.</ref> a group of close friends,<ref>{{citation|title=A law enforcement sourcebook of Asian crime and cultures: tactics and mindsets|first=Douglas D.|last=Daye|publisher=CRC Press|year=1997|isbn=978-0-8493-8116-4|page=113|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z0k0kTGivP4C&pg=PA113}}.</ref> standing alone in the world,<ref>{{citation|title=A rainbow of gangs: street cultures in the mega-city|first=James Diego|last=Vigil|publisher=University of Texas Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-292-78749-0|page=115|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0qKcorWNve0C&pg=PA115}}.</ref> or time spent in prison (with the outer four dots representing the prison walls and the inner dot representing the prisoner).<ref>{{citation|title=Russian criminal tattoo encyclopedia, Volume 3|first=Danzig|last=Baldayev|publisher=FUEL Publishing|year=2006|page=214}}.</ref> [[Thomas Edison]], whose many inventions included a tattooing machine, had this pattern tattooed on his forearm.<ref>{{citation|title=The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts|first1=Dane|last1=Sherwood|first2=Sandy|last2=Wood|first3=Kara|last3=Kovalchik|publisher=Penguin|year=2006|isbn=978-1-59257-567-1|page=48|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9F6Xq8WtmeMC&pg=PT48}}.</ref> |
The '''five dots tattoo''' is a [[tattoo]] of five dots arranged in a [[quincunx]], usually on the outer surface of the hand, between the thumb and the index finger. The tattoo has different meanings in different [[culture]]s—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol,<ref>{{citation|title=Tattoo history: a source book : an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world|first=Steve|last=Gilbert|publisher=Juno Books|year=2000|isbn=978-1-890451-06-6|page=153}}.</ref> a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police,<ref name="kishkindha"/> a recognition symbol among the [[Romani people]],<ref name="kishkindha">{{citation|title=Kishkindha|first=Robert|last=Turner|publisher=Osiris Press Ltd|year=2005|isbn=978-1-905315-05-5|page=53|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cnxh8vR2HzQC&pg=PA53}}.</ref> a group of close friends,<ref>{{citation|title=A law enforcement sourcebook of Asian crime and cultures: tactics and mindsets|first=Douglas D.|last=Daye|publisher=CRC Press|year=1997|isbn=978-0-8493-8116-4|page=113|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z0k0kTGivP4C&pg=PA113}}.</ref> standing alone in the world,<ref>{{citation|title=A rainbow of gangs: street cultures in the mega-city|first=James Diego|last=Vigil|publisher=University of Texas Press|year=2002|isbn=978-0-292-78749-0|page=115|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0qKcorWNve0C&pg=PA115}}.</ref> or time spent in prison (with the outer four dots representing the prison walls and the inner dot representing the prisoner).<ref>{{citation|title=Russian criminal tattoo encyclopedia, Volume 3|first=Danzig|last=Baldayev|publisher=FUEL Publishing|year=2006|page=214}}.</ref> [[Thomas Edison]], whose many inventions included a tattooing machine, had this pattern tattooed on his forearm.<ref>{{citation|title=The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts|first1=Dane|last1=Sherwood|first2=Sandy|last2=Wood|first3=Kara|last3=Kovalchik|publisher=Penguin|year=2006|isbn=978-1-59257-567-1|page=48|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9F6Xq8WtmeMC&pg=PT48}}.</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 02:31, 2 September 2014
The five dots tattoo is a tattoo of five dots arranged in a quincunx, usually on the outer surface of the hand, between the thumb and the index finger. The tattoo has different meanings in different cultures—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol,[1] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police,[2] a recognition symbol among the Romani people,[2] a group of close friends,[3] standing alone in the world,[4] or time spent in prison (with the outer four dots representing the prison walls and the inner dot representing the prisoner).[5] Thomas Edison, whose many inventions included a tattooing machine, had this pattern tattooed on his forearm.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Gilbert, Steve (2000), Tattoo history: a source book : an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world, Juno Books, p. 153, ISBN 978-1-890451-06-6.
- ^ a b Turner, Robert (2005), Kishkindha, Osiris Press Ltd, p. 53, ISBN 978-1-905315-05-5.
- ^ Daye, Douglas D. (1997), A law enforcement sourcebook of Asian crime and cultures: tactics and mindsets, CRC Press, p. 113, ISBN 978-0-8493-8116-4.
- ^ Vigil, James Diego (2002), A rainbow of gangs: street cultures in the mega-city, University of Texas Press, p. 115, ISBN 978-0-292-78749-0.
- ^ Baldayev, Danzig (2006), Russian criminal tattoo encyclopedia, Volume 3, FUEL Publishing, p. 214.
- ^ Sherwood, Dane; Wood, Sandy; Kovalchik, Kara (2006), The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Not So Useless Facts, Penguin, p. 48, ISBN 978-1-59257-567-1.