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  2. Scarification - Wikipedia

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    Scarification has been traditionally practiced by darker skinned cultures, possibly because it is usually more visible on darker skinned people than tattoos. [2] It was common in indigenous cultures of Africa (especially in the west), Melanesia, and Australia. [3]

  3. Yoruba tribal marks - Wikipedia

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    According to the law, "No person shall tattoo or make a skin mark or cause any tattoo/skin mark to be made on a child". [21] Various pigments are typically injected into the dermis to create tribal markings. The most effective removal technique is a q-switched laser. [22]

  4. Kru people - Wikipedia

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    They migrated and settled along various points of the West African coast, notably Freetown, Sierra Leone, but also the Ivorian and Nigerian coasts. [4] The Kru-speaking people are a large ethnic group that is made up of several sub-ethnic groups in Liberia and Ivory Coast. In Liberia, there are 48 sub-sections of Kru tribes, including the Jlao ...

  5. Adinkra symbols - Wikipedia

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    African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home by Lisa Shepard. ISBN 0-87341-789-5; Adinkra Symbols: To say good bye to a dead relative or friend by Matthew Bulgin; Adinkra: An Epitome of Asante Philosophy and History by Dickson Adome, Erik Appau Asante, Steve Kquofi

  6. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    The first is by pricking that leaves the skin smooth as found in places including the Pacific Islands. The second is a tattoo combined with chiseling to leave furrows in the skin as found in places including New Zealand. The third is scarification using a knife or chisel as found in places including West Africa.

  7. Nsibidi - Wikipedia

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    Nsibidi is used on wall designs, calabashes, metals (such as bronze), leaves, swords, and tattoos. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] It is primarily used by the Ekpe leopard society (also known as Ngbe or Egbo), a secret society that is found across old Cross River region among the Igbo , Ekoi , Efik , Bahumono , and other nearby peoples.

  8. Sankofa - Wikipedia

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    The sankofa symbol. Sankofa (pronounced SAHN-koh-fah) is a word in the Twi language of Ghana meaning “to retrieve" (literally "go back and get"; san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to fetch, to seek and take) and also refers to the Bono Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg ...

  9. Osram ne nsoromma - Wikipedia

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    Osram ne nsoromma symbols are incorporated into walls and other architectural features and quite recently has become common with tattoo designers. The most common ways through which the Adinkra messages are carried out or conveyed is having them printed extensively in fabrics and used in pottery.

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