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the naval custom made wig, muttonchops and mustache. sailor icons and logbook entries as transfer tattoos: "hold fast" on the knuckles as an admonition to always moor the ropes tightly and to tie up even in rough seas. "nautical star" on the back of
the hand for a safe
way home. "palsteek" on the wrist for his rank.
"two-master" on his chest as logbook entry for circumnavigation of Cape Horn. "pig" on the knee.
a deck officer in the british navy around 1850. his routes cross the atlantic and pacific oceans.
His appearance is shaped by weather conditions, lack of vitamins and hygiene at sea. "a pig on the knee always safe at sea, a cock on the right, never loose a fight."
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