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ZULUETA, LEO 299
tattoo styles on Western wearers as one justification for his own work, which has
predominantly been worn by white Americans.
Zulueta began tattooing punk kids in Southern California in the 1970s, and
also credits their interest in esoteric styles and imagery to helping him move into
tribalism as his dominant tattoo aesthetic. Zulueta also saw one reason for his
work being the disappearance of many Micronesian cultures and traditions; by
preserving and continuing this style of tattooing, and embellishing it with his own
creativity, he saw himself as continuing the culture. Finally, because Zulueta grew
up in Hawaii at a time when native Hawaiians were no longer practicing their own
indigenous tattoo traditions, he saw the need to resurrect traditions like this, both
for native Hawaiians, and for others interested in this type of work.
See also: Hardy, Don Ed; Hawaii; Modern Primitives; Tribalism
Further Reading: Hardy, D. E. “The New Tribalism.” TattooTime 1 (1982): 3–9.