Pilgrims took home ink, not just souvenirsSourced
A pilgrim's memory,
pressed from wood onto skin.
The Razzouk family has tattooed Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem since the 18th century. Carved olive-wood blocks leave an ink guide for the needle. One surviving block bears the date 1749.
A souvenir designed
to outlast the journey.
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