Where the art only goes skin deep
![Dave Smith (left) and Tiplo Tsotetsi are the owner-artists at Black and White Tattoos, a popular parlor in Johannesburg’s Rosebank district that scribes original work on men and women. (Photo by Darren Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/bfc47b1f-82ac-48a2-b66a-3146c2176f1e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dave Smith (left) and Tiplo Tsotetsi are the owner-artists at Black and White Tattoos, a popular parlor in Johannesburg’s Rosebank district that scribes original work on men and women. (Photo by Darren Taylor)
![Tsotetsi etched his favorite work on the pect of client David Holland. If it weren’t for Nelson Mandela, Tsotetsi said he and his business partner “would not have been allowed to work together equally like this.” (Photo by Darren Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5440b886-a268-46b3-85f3-26cf0ac0a576_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tsotetsi etched his favorite work on the pect of client David Holland. If it weren’t for Nelson Mandela, Tsotetsi said he and his business partner “would not have been allowed to work together equally like this.” (Photo by Darren Taylor)
![One of the most elaborate of Tsotetsi’s creations includes the words of one of Mandela’s favorite poem’s, “Master of my fate, Captain of my soul.” (Photo by Darren Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9ee18f66-ef9c-4528-87f1-5afb3b25558b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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One of the most elaborate of Tsotetsi’s creations includes the words of one of Mandela’s favorite poem’s, “Master of my fate, Captain of my soul.” (Photo by Darren Taylor)
![Loltoota Burkiinaa Faasoo hoteela Ispileendiid magaala Ogaaduugootti argamtu eegaa jiran. Haleellaa Alqaayidaa kanaan namna 28-tuu ajjeefame.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4e7d4e81-909d-42d2-b493-eadb7cee2763_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Loltoota Burkiinaa Faasoo hoteela Ispileendiid magaala Ogaaduugootti argamtu eegaa jiran. Haleellaa Alqaayidaa kanaan namna 28-tuu ajjeefame.