The Bessoribe Tribe

This is a young man from the Bessoribe Tribe. They use scarification to show the different stages through life.

As a baby, a child will have scarification applied to their face to show that they are part of the tribe.

This is an image of a child after having scarification. This is one design that can be scarred onto the face.

All of these images are scarification from childhood.  It is rare that an adult will have more done to their face.

As a boy becomes an man, they must go through another scarification ceremony that usually will be on their chest and stomach. They can choose their own design.

This is another photograph of a boy becoming a man with scarification done on his stomach.

 After looking at scarification I have now decided to use it in my Editorial look. I really like the shapes in the fifth picture and I would like to do something very similar, but on the face.