scarification

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It is based on a 2020 sculpture, “I Am Speaking, Can You Hear Me?,” comprising two busts adorned all over with stylized scarification marks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

They were dressed in Ethiopian uniforms, she said, but spoke with an Eritrean accent and had traditional facial scarification typical of the neighbouring country.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2021

The spikes and lines covering their bodies suggest ritual scarification.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

A gallery handout also connects the dots to Australian aboriginal art and African scarification patterns.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

For inoculation the discharge from the pustules of a mild case should be selected and inoculated by scarification on the belly or the under surface of the neck.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.