Scarification in Africa is a major aspect of African cultures and cultural practice among African ethnic groups; the practice of scarification in Africa...

intervals, like irritation). Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization (from the French equivalent). Scarification has been traditionally practiced...

Ichi was a form of facial ritual scarification worn by mainly men of the Igbo people of Nigeria. The scarification indicated that the wearer had passed...

origins may not have been recorded in print. Scarification in Africa Chambers, Douglas B. "African Runaway Slaves in the Anglo-American Atlantic World...

multilinear scarification Itoon (diviner's instrument, in form of a hippopotamus); 19th century; wood; 7.5 × 26.6 × 6.4 cm (215⁄16 × 101⁄2 × 21⁄2 in.); Brooklyn...

individuality. In climates which do not require clothing, Indigenous adornments are more often body paint, modifications such as tattoos and scarification, and...

Fras Nortier, ascertained that seeds require a process of scarification before they are planted in acidic, sandy soil. By the late 1920s, growing demand for...

Adedibu Ichi (scarification) list of States of Nigeria located in Yorubaland Lefèber, Yvonne; Henk W. A. Voorhoeve (1998). Indigenous Customs in Childbirth...

aspects of the culture of Africa, the architecture of Africa is exceptionally diverse. Throughout the history of Africa, Africans have developed their own...

made its debut at the Aké Festival in Lagos in 2019. It deals with traditional scarification, which is widespread in Nigeria but also a taboo subject,...