Incredible Ancient Body Artifacts
At the
time where there were no computers, television, phones and photos, before the
"civilized" man became civilized, the decoration of the body was the
ultimate material artifact.
There
are 5 basic techniques of decorating the human body: painting, tattooing,
scarification, inlay (incrustation) and cauterization.
1. Painting
The
most famous example of body painting is "war paint" in some Native
American tribes. Today it is something completely different - an artistic
expression, except for maybe in the military service. The function of the
"war paint" was to invoke major supernatural forces to protect and
help the warrior and also to scare sheet out of the enemies. See the picture below to get a clear picture of what we are talking about:
2. Scarification
Scarification
(cutting certain forms under the skin) and inlay (inserting different materials
under the skin) are sorts of decorating techniques uncharacteristic for
European culture. Scarification served for marking the social and cultural
status. The two pictures below:
3. Inlay
Inlay
was commonly used in celebration of magic or religious rituals. See the picture below to understand how Inlay looked like:
4. Cauterization –
Cauterization
means destroying a part of the skin by burning it in order to get a specific
shape that would stay on the skin permanently. See example of cauterization:
5. Tattooing
Tattooing
was a visual mark of identity of the individual or his/her membership in a
particular group and / or culture (belonging to the genus, clan, tribe, totemic
group). Another aspect of possible usage of tattooing was a celebration of
joining a group or changing of status within the group (marriage, birth of a
child, the introduction in the world adults). See below:
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Author: Kingsley the Analist
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