scarification
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The tin’s raised pattern, weathered and abraded, yields the look of ancient African body scarification practiced as ritual ornamentation — here given an urban, Western edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
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
Like those seen at Rutland Island, their bodies were free from the tattooing or scarification so noticeable on the South Andamanese.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by C. Boden Kloss
