Bosnian tattoos

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s

Centuries ago, during Ottoman rule, Catholic Croatian women in Bosnia and Herzegovina tattooed their hands to protect themselves from being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. This old tradition, which began even before the Turks arrived, used simple Christian symbols like crosses—sometimes s