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Scarification

Scarification involves scratching, etching, burning/branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification or body art. The body modification can take roughly 6–12 months to heal. In the process of body scarification, scars are purposely formed by cutting or branding the skin by various methods…

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Scarification

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples76
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Scarification

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related to Africa · 29
Scarification → Among, Bali, Barabaig, Bobo, Bondei, Dagomba, Dinka, East Africa, European, European Christian, Frafra, Gonja, In Africa, Kofyar, Maasai, Mamprusi, Montol, Moru, Nanumba, Nuer
related to External links · 10
Scarification → Africa, AnthropologyExtensive Scarification Article, Belgian, BME Encyclopedia, Chronicles, Features, Jean-Michel Clajot, Pictures, Saï Sotima Tchantipo Doctor, Website
related to history · 7
Scarification → Africa, Australia, It, Maya, Melanesia, North America, Some
related to Reasons · 7
Scarification → In, Inscribed, Kayapo, Lévi-Strauss, Turner, Van Gennep, Within
related to Rites of passage and belonging · 6
Scarification → According, Grace Harris, In, Therefore, Traditionally, West African
related to Dangers · 5
Scarification → Body, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Infection, When
related to Medicinal · 5
Scarification → For, In, Malaria, Nuba, Sudan
has method · 2
Scarification → Some, The
related to Identity · 2
Scarification → Tattoos, These
is a · 1
Scarification → form of language not readily expressed

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body skin scars modification africa used tribe passage also branding cultures people common society tribes markings may heal cutting sometimes

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Scarificationis aform of language not readily expressed0.90text
Malariainstance ofunder the skin to heal a variety of infections and illnesses0.80text
clay or ash is packed into the woundinstance ofPackingAn inert material0.80text
Scarificationhas methodThe0.60section
Scarificationhas methodSome0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaIn Africa0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaEuropean0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaEuropean Christian0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaAmong0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaSaharan Africa0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaGonja0.60section
Scarificationrelated to AfricaDagomba0.60section

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