Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...

Cicatrices often manifesting as facial marks; scarification; and tattoo represent a symbol of specific identification and beautification among the South western Yoruba. The historical practice marks a ...

When Eva Nieto went to school for piercing and branding in 2002, she thought it may have been of waste of her time and money--at least for the branding portion. Nieto was interested in branding but ...

Painting with chalk -- Chalk & ocher -- Colors of the earth -- Ocher bodies -- Red ocher -- Ocher & oil -- Powdered with ash -- Patterns of beauty -- Spirit paint -- Painting for seduction Summary ...