scarification

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Most of those like Mr Akeem, who were marked as children, agree it was right to stop facial scarification.

From BBC • May 20, 2022

It is based on a 2020 sculpture, “I Am Speaking, Can You Hear Me?,” comprising two busts adorned all over with stylized scarification marks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

They were dressed in Ethiopian uniforms, she said, but spoke with an Eritrean accent and had traditional facial scarification typical of the neighbouring country.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2021

A gallery handout also connects the dots to Australian aboriginal art and African scarification patterns.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Of the immediate effect of this scarification upon Shadwell we have no information; how it ultimately affected his fortunes we shall see presently.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 by Various