A tattoo is a marking made by inserting dark, indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification.
Body piercing, a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn.The history of body piercing is obscured by a lack of scholarly reference and popular misinformation, ample evidence exists to document that it has been practiced in various forms by both sexes since ancient times throughout the world.
Scarifying involves scratching, etching, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification. In the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin. Scarification is sometimes called cicatrisation.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
1. Buddhist Monk, Thailand
Tattoos, piercings, and body markings have played roles in many cultures for millennia, serving as identification, protection, and decoration. Here, a young monk is tattooed with a sharp rod near a Buddhist temple in Thailand. Tattoos are believed to bestow the monks with ancient Khmer prayers and the spiritually protective power of animal images.
2. Hennaed Hands, India
For hundreds of years, women in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia have decorated their bodies with designs painted with a paste made from henna leaves, a practice called mehndi in India. Trendy in recent years, the lacework decorations are part of a tradition of creating designs to ward off evil or declare one’s happiness.
3. Mursi Woman, Ethiopia
A Mursi woman from the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia is adorned with face markings and an ornamental clay lip plate, considered signs of beauty among her people.
4.Tattooed Man, Canada
Tattoos on the face and body of a Montreal man known as Zombie are intended to make him resemble a decomposed corpse. Tattooing is one of the oldest forms of art and is laden with as many different meanings as there are global cultures
5.Scarred Woman, Benin
Scars form a pattern on the abdomen of a young woman in Benin, where such ritual markings may be endured at young age
6. Padaung Woman, Thailand
When young, Padaung women are fitted with brass rings to ward off evil spirits. In recent years, human rights groups have expressed concerns about the practice and its exploitation by companies catering to tourists.
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