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body painting
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adornment
- In dress: Male display
… a society is, the more body paint, tattoos, or scarification is employed to denote the warriors and the chiefs, with each rank having its individual pattern. In addition, in many societies, only after an individual has reached a certain age or satisfied some other requirements is he allowed to wear…
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African art
- In African art: Personal decoration
…their youthful vigour in extensive body painting. Hairdressing is done sometimes for its aesthetic value (as among the Yoruba) and sometimes to signal age status (as among East African pastoral peoples such as the Pokot and the Samburu). Perhaps the most striking example of body decoration is that of the…
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