Scarification
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scarification - Cosmetic puncturing of the skin to produce permanent welts or scars for decorative or expressive effect. A form of body art, scarification is related to tattooing, though it introduces no pigments.
weal - See scarification
weaving - The interlacing of long, thin materials, such as yarn or thread to make cloth (fabric) or baskets.
Also see costume, fiber, tapestry, tartan, textile, warp, weft, and wove paper.
cicatrix - deliberate scarification caused by the formation of new tissue in the healing process of a wound or infection, such as a brand ...
From the beginning of tribal differentiation, tribal art has become a way of isolating one tribe from another, and tribal art can take the form of scarification, body painting or sculptural masks used in religious ceremonies.
Some tribal cultures traditionally created tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agents; some cultures continue this practice, which may be an adjunct to scarification.
Other types include branding, scarification, body shaping, full body tattoo and body painting. Body art can take a more extreme form in bodily mutilation and acts of physical endurance.
Further Information ...
The irons' singed imprints also evoke the rituals of scarification, practiced within certain African and other cultures, and branding, which expunged identity to mark humans as slave property—perhaps reinforced by the iron marked "unknown.
 See also: Painting, Sculpture, Movement, School, Photography
  
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