In photos: The hidden meaning behind Emmanuel Item's tattoos 7 photos Emmanuel Item creates tattoos inspired by the Uli and Nsibidi traditions of Nigeria’s Igbo people. Emmanuel Item In photos: The hidden meaning behind Emmanuel Item's tattoos

Emmanuel Item creates tattoos inspired by the Uli and Nsibidi traditions of Nigeria’s Igbo people. Click through to see more. Emmanuel Item

Based in Vienna, he uses these traditional art forms to connect people with their African heritage. Emmanuel Item

Uli consists of curves, lines and abstract forms, while Nsibidi is an ancient graphic system used for communication. Emmanuel Item

Item, who is of Nigerian and Austrian heritage, created these tattoos to cover a man’s gunshot wounds. Emmanuel Item

Uli declined in Nigeria during

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