Scarification

Scarification is a a marking of the body to mark milestones in tribemas lives, such as puberty and marriage. it is also used to mark the family and tribe they are from. This sort of ceremonial act is prefomed widely across tribes in africa, incising the skin with  a sharp instrument to control the shape and size of the scar. scars are created in patterns and repetitious designs to show where that person is from and to celebrate and confirm that they have been through different stages in there life such at entering man hood. 

 A unique feature of the west african tribe culture can be seen not only in the face and body but in pottery and art.

Scarification is also a way of expressing the beauty of the body and some on the patterns created are very attractive.

Here is a clip of scarification from the National Geographic program channel:

To create this effect of scars and patterns for my own make up design i have experimented with using latex and mediums such as rice, string and popcorns. here are some examples of my trials..

I want to incorporate scarification into my make up design as i feel its a very visual and striking aspect of tribal culture, how they use this rather brutal and outlandish technique to mark there bodies is intriguing and would be a prominent feature in a design for my make up.