6/29/2023 0 Comments Autumn rapper tattoos![]() The practice is believed to make the women less attractive and thus less likely to be abducted. They receive these tattoos at around age 12. The Derung people of southwestern China practiced facial tattooing only for women. Mro women also wore tattoos in the form of small marks or stars on the cheek, forehead or breast. The practice has quickly disappeared, as it was banned in the 1960s by Burma's totalitarian regime and it was discouraged by Christian missionaries. Chin women were typically tattooed between the ages of 15 and 20. Southern Chin women were also tattooed on their faces with closely set lines using blue pigments, ostensibly to discourage them from being kidnapped by invaders. Interestingly enough, the tattoos through out the Middle East and Africa share many similarities in the use and style of the geometric designs and glyphs that symbolize various animals, element signs, and physical attributes. In all cases, it is primarily the women that adorn facial markings and while men did have tattoos in some cases, they were primarily on the hands, arms, and feet. Egyptian women from different religious sub-sects of Islam and Christianity also sport face tattoos. In North Africa, face tattoos can be found among the indigenous Berbers that populated the region before the arrival of Arab armies from the East. ![]() Facial markings are also seen in Iraq among the Yezidi women. In some instances tattoos are also used for their believed "magick" properties. ![]() ![]() In the Levant, facial tattoos are primarily adorned by the women of the Bedouin tribes living throughout Jordan to symbolize beauty and social status. Middle East/North Africa įacial tattoos are widespread across various parts of the Middle East and parts of North Africa. Crusaders may have got facial tattoos as permanent proof of their participation in the Crusades, although this is unknown. Medieval pilgrims would frequently get tattoos whilst visiting the Holy Land, including the occasional face tattoo. These tattoos were traditionally part of the initiation into adulthood and signified rank and status, as well as being considered beautiful. Among the Māori people, men traditionally received tattoos on the entire face, while in women it was mostly restricted to the lips ( kauwae) and chins. ![]()
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