Scarification

remains extremely popular is scarification. Scarification comes from the Latin word “scarificare” which literally means “to scratch open” (Ojo 2008: 355). Scarification involves branding, burning, freezing, or cutting into the skin to intentionally influence wounds that create designs, pictures or words. To the People of West Africa, scarification means using their bodies as art for the expression of cultural individuality. To the people of New Zealand, scarification shows the public rank and status

African body modification, including scarification, lip plating, neck stretching, and ear stretching. These are some of the most popular kinds of body modification. Body modification is a big part of their culture, because body modification shows public ranking, and to show honor to their gods bases. Scarification is a way of life for nigerians, scarification isn't for pleasure or for fun like our way of society but for them, it's a rite of passage. Scarification can also mean ranking among their

placed in the cooler. As a result, to this experiment of scarification and stratification we have seen that lot 3 for Redbuds (scarification) germinated 16/40, which is a good amount of germination. For stratification with the peaches only lot 2 germinated 1/20 which was more than the other lots. Introduction: Scarification in botany involves weakening, opening, or otherwise altering the coat of a seed to encourage germination. Scarification is often done mechanically, thermally, and chemically.

Evidently through out time, human civilizations have found unique ways of expressing themselves, through cave drawings, wood carving and even through body modifications. Ancient cultures were able to express their emotions through a particular form of body art, known as tattooing. This form of body art symbolizes self-expression of individuality, status, and culture. The purpose of a tattoo and its meaning varies from each culture and the time at which an individual gets a tattoo also varies within

For a long time now body art and decoration has been a custom in many cultural groups. Through research we have learned about the different types of body art and ornamentation such as permanent and nonpermanent tattooing, scarification, and piercings. These forms of body art and ornamentation are done for a variety of reasons, ranging from identification purposes to religious rituals. “Skin, as a visible way of defining individual identity and cultural difference, is not only a highly elaborated

“The colors and pictures we apply to our skin communicate our values and aspirations as well as our hopes and personal histories. Even when we adopt the “natural look” and don't adorn our skin at all, we are making a social statement. Our skin talks even when we don't; it is not a neutral canvas.” (Jablonski, 164) “Body art represents, among other things, a sustained effort to reverse the dematerialization of art by making the body matter.” (Taylor, 111) Body painting was likely the first

The Body as a Canvas Scarred across her back are raised bumps forming intricate designs of lines and angles, a reminder of who she is and where she is from. She thinks back on the ceremony in which she was marked with the painful scarification. She remembered feeling a sense of calm as the village artist pierced her back with a small arrowhead, stretching the skin away from the body and swiftly but skillfully cutting a slit in her back. He repeated this several times as a ceremonial pot was filled

Imagine having about 450 cutting on your skin(Krutak para. 26). This is the rite of passage or scarification of the Sepik River tribe. Scarification of Sepik River tribe includes special steps, tools, meanings, and changes. The scarification of the Sepik River tribe has four specific steps(Krutak para. 8). First, the male individual must spend two months in the Spirit House, which is the highest point of the village and where males do the rite of passage. During the two months, they must be isolated

In a recent Fox News poll, an astounding one in five voters in America admitted to having at least one tattoo (Blanton, 2014). Body art has become increasingly popular over the past several years among a wide range of individuals. With so much attention on tattoos, it is a wonder how and when tattooing began. However, no one really knows for certain when tattooing began, or how it began for that matter. The belief is that tattooing began “at least by 3300 BCE. That is how far back anthropologists

tattooed others because they were known to comprise voodooism to the tattoo. In Africa, they have a very unique way of “tattooing” they cut the skin and basically stuff the cut with sand or soot so it will leave a raised area. This is also known as scarification. Body art was a big thing for the Celts. They used woad to create long-lasting art. For many Native Americans tattoos were used to show who the top warriors were. The women had tattoos on their chins to