t1/ SCARIFICATION IN AFRICA

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal"> Sensitive content.

Scarification is an ancient African body art that involves purposely scarring the skin to create marks & patterns.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Dahomey Tribal Collection Stamp
t2/ Scarring was developed to suit our dark skin pigmentation which isn& #39;t ideal for Tattooing.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Boko Man from DR. Congo https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇩" title="Flagge von Kongo - Kinshasa" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kongo - Kinshasa">
t3/ By opening the skin, the uppermost layer of pigment was broken and filled in with slightly lighter shades of scar tissue.
t3 a/ Nyagatom Man ( Ethiopia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇹" title="Flagge von Äthiopien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Äthiopien"> & Sudan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇸" title="Flagge des Südsudan" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Südsudan"> ) with special scarification, which means he has killed many enemies.
t3 b/ Scarring on dark skin
t4/ Reasons to Scar; Beauty

Scars are thought to beauty the body , especially for women. It& #39;s normally done during rituals like onset of puberty, first menstrual cycle & childbirth

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Bodi Tribe Girl - Ethiopia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇹" title="Flagge von Äthiopien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Äthiopien">
t4 a/ Mursi girl- Ethiopia
t4 b/ Nuer Tribe- Sudan
t5/ Reasons to Scar; Strength & Courage

Scarification is quite painful and is a test of courage. One should not cry out as it& #39;s a sign of weakness.
t5 a/ The results are beautiful after scarification.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Dinka Girl- Sudan
t5 b/ Mursi Tribe- Ethiopia
t6/ Reasons to Scar; Protection From Death

Spirituality plays an important role in African culture. Facial scarring is sometimes used to protect a person from death.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Dinka Man Sudan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇸" title="Flagge des Südsudan" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Südsudan">
t6 a/ c1880- 1942, Bwaka Woman , Congo DRC https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇩" title="Flagge von Kongo - Kinshasa" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kongo - Kinshasa">
t6 b/ c1957- Bakutu Woman, Belgian Congo
Reasons to Scar; Fertility

Scarring was prized in young women of marriageable age. Abdominal scars are seen as a indication of a womans willingness to have children. The scars are also erogenous & make her more receptive to her husband& #39;s sexual attention.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Surma mum https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇹" title="Flagge von Äthiopien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Äthiopien">
t7 a/ c1940s- Yasayama woman, Belgian Congo
t7 b/ c1910- Zulu Maidens ( RSA https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇿🇦" title="Flagge von Südafrika" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Südafrika">)
t7 c/ Toposa woman- Ethiopia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇹" title="Flagge von Äthiopien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Äthiopien">
t8/ Reasons to Scar; Family Pride
Scarring can also be a matter of family pride as a coming of age ceremony for women.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> c1940s- Bakutu Woman, Belgian Congo
t8 a/ Nuer Woman- Sudanhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇸" title="Flagge des Südsudan" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Südsudan">
t8 b/ Bodi woman- Omo Valley, Ethiopia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇹" title="Flagge von Äthiopien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Äthiopien">
t9/ Reason to Scar; Identification of Tribe/ Family

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Nuer Man, Sudan https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇸" title="Flagge des Südsudan" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Südsudan"> , with distinctive markings -gaar, which indicates they belong to the tribe & are fierce during conflict.
t9 a/ Scarring may cover many areas of body
t10/ Early Age Scarring;

Some communities scar at an early age for babies & toddlers to mark new beginnings & phases.

It can also be done to treat diseases like convulsion, measles and pneumonia.
t10/ Early Age Scarring; Some communities scar at an early age for babies & toddlers to mark new beginnings & phases.It can also be done to treat diseases like convulsion, measles and pneumonia.
t10/ Early Age Scarring; Some communities scar at an early age for babies & toddlers to mark new beginnings & phases.It can also be done to treat diseases like convulsion, measles and pneumonia.
t11/ Modern Scarification;

Scarification, or Tribal Mark& #39;s as referred to currently, are slowly disappearing and being replaced by tattoos.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📸" title="Kamera mit Blitz" aria-label="Emoji: Kamera mit Blitz"> Modern Tribal Mark -Moniasse Sessou, Artist/ Model with roots from Benin.
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