Africa, Asia and The Americas- Tribalism

Ebin, V, (1979), Scarification on a Nuba woman marking the weaning of her first child [ONLINE]. Available at: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1b/6a/a6/1b6aa6d84a82c3ed045759d91e495c30.jpg [Accessed 25 October 14].

 

This is an image of a Nuba woman from Africa. The scars on her back represent the birth of her first child, it is traditional for women to be scarred on their backs and legs after childbirth, as scars are used to represent rights of passage. I like how this design is patterned and has symmetry, but I do cringe a little at the thought of the pain the woman must have gone through whilst getting this scarification.

Asia

Novak, J, (2011), Kayan Woman [ONLINE]. Available at: http://vanishingworldphotography.com/img4/kayan32y.jpg [Accessed 25 October 14].

 This is an image of a Kayan woman with brass rings around her neck, or more a gold spiral. This woman is from Thailand where there is a Kayan village that can be visited by tourists. The rings can only be safely removed by one woman in the village, and this process can take several hours. The rings do not alter the neck length, but push the shoulders down to give an elongated neck. I am really fascinated by these neck rings and think they look beautiful.

America

Matses Movement, (2006-2011), Matses Woman [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.matses.org/17-Rio-Galvez-Matses-Woman-Tattoos-136-sm.jpg [Accessed 25 October 14].

 This image is of a Matses woman from either Peru or Brazil. She has face paint and "Whiskers" on her face, as well as facial tattoos on the cheeks and along the upper lip. I was trying to find out how these whiskers are attatched but I couldn't find much information about that, so this is a fascinating aspect to me.