With proud, wistful expressions, the elderly figures in Peter Bos’ portraits seem gentle enough — kind, even. But the men’s tattoos belie a darker truth: They were once fearsome headhunters whose facial markings symbolize the decapitation of their foes.With proud, wistful expressions, the elderly figures in Peter Bos’ portraits seem gentle enough — kind, even. But the men’s tattoos belie a darker truth: They were once fearsome headhunters whose facial markings symbolize the decapitation of their foes.
