African Scarification - Scars, not for the faint of heart.
Scarification is an ancient African tribal body art that involves purposely scarring the skin to create raised marks and/or complete patterns.
It’s generally believed that scarring was developed because the dark pigmented skin of the indigenous African people was not ideal for tattooing. By opening the skin, the uppermost layer of pigment was broken and filled in with slightly lighter shades of scar tissue.
Post by James Lin
African Scarification - Scars, not for the faint of heart.
Scarification is an ancient African tribal body art that involves purposely scarring the skin to create raised marks and/or complete patterns.
It’s generally believed that scarring was developed because the dark pigmented skin of the indigenous African people was not ideal for tattooing. By opening the skin, the uppermost layer of pigment was broken and filled in with slightly lighter shades of scar tissue.
Post by James Lin
