Tattooing and Techniques of Cross-Cultural Research
Part II:  Data Entry Sheet

by William Divale

 Department of Anthropology

York College (City University of New York), Jamaica, NY

Tattooing
1. Absent
2. Present

Sex of Individuals Tattooed
1. males only 
2. males and females
3. females only 

Age When Tattooed
Tattooed at Puberty or initiation  0=No 1=Present
Tattooed for War or Hunting Success  0=No 1=Present

Rank Differences of Tattooed Persons
1. No differences in rank 
2. High ranked individual are not tattooed 
3. High ranked individuals only are tattooed 

Objects that are tattooed (More than one may apply)
Object1: Designs or markings  0=No 1=Yes 
Object2: Animals 0=No 1=Yes 

Location of tattoos (More than one location may apply)
Locate1: Face 0=No 1=Yes
Locate2: Hands 0=No 1=Yes
Locate3: Arms 0=No 1=Yes 
Locate4: Chest 0=No 1=Yes 
Locate5: Legs 0=No 1=Yes
Locate6: Feet 0=No 1=Yes

Emic Significance of Tattoos
1. Given at a rite of passage ceremony (Birth, Initiation, Marriage, etc.) 
2. Given at some other ceremony 
3. Not associated with a ceremony 

Purpose of Tattoos
Decoration 0=No 1=Present
Magical 0=No 1=Present
Marker of Membership or Rank 0=No 1=Present

INDEX
Part I: Syllabus

Part II: Outline of Basic Steps of a Cross-Cultural Study
(contains Proposition Inventories, Data Entry Sheet, etc.)

Part III: Outline of a Cross Cultural Study Paper

Part I V: Outline of a Conference Paper