Cicatrization

This is an extreme form of permanent body art. The keloids are raised with a fish-hook or an Acacia thorn and then fire-ash is inserted into the wound

Azende man with spears against wild animals.Southern Sudan. Elaborate scaring (cicatrization) Scars include drawings of scorpions
Azende girl Southern Sudan Elaborate scarring (cicatrization)
Azende girl with baby.Southern Sudan Elaborate scarring (cicatrization)
Azende girl Southern Sudan Elaborate scaring (cicatrization)
Dinka man with decorative scars around bellybutton (Umbilicus - navel). (Elaborate cicatrization). Near Kaujok, Southern Sudan. To make the scars, raised keloids are lifted with a fish hook or Acacia thorn and fire ash is inserted into the wound.
Dinka man with chest scars of birds.(Elaborate cicatrization). Near Kaujok, Southern Sudan. To make the scars, raised keloids are lifted with a fish hook or Acacia thorn and fire ash is inserted into the wound.
Girl of the Nuba Tribe with elaborate cicatrization (scarring). The keloids are raised with a fish-hook or an Acacia thorn and then fire-ash is inserted into the wound. Kordofan, Central Sudan
Girl of the Nuba Tribe with elaborate cicatrization (scarring). The keloids are raised with a fish-hook or an Acacia thorn and then fire-ash is inserted into the wound. Kordofan, Central Sudan