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Concepts

WorldScarification Permanent skin markings created by cutting or burning for cultural identity.Marking

🇩🇿 Algeria and 4 moreAfrican scarification Traditional skin marking practices across Africa for identity and status.Marking

🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreYoruba tribal marks Scarification patterns used by the Yoruba people for identity and beauty.Marking 🇳🇬 NigeriaIchi Ritual facial scarification of the Igbo people marking nobility.Marking

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Yoruba tribal marks: User:FA2010, Public domain, source
African scarification: Kathy Gerber (kathleen.gerber), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Scarification: John Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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