The Kunamas of Eritrea (via Ethiopia | The Arabs of Eritrea in PICTURES)
Victoria Ebin, The Body Decorated. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979.
Scarification on a Nuba woman marking the weaning of her first child by ali eminov on Flickr.
Scarification on a Nuba woman
(Source: nostalgerie)
The most famous mask of the Songye tribe is the Kifwebe Mask. It has a face covered in linear incisions, a protruding mouth and a linear nose set between globular eyes. A dancer would wear this mask during initiation, and his body would be covered in straw. Mask is carved from wood. (via Songye Mask - Art About Africa)
Turkana healer – Kenya (via glen green photography - home)
(via Adire African Textiles)
KING AKONDO/Okondo OF THE MANGBETTU IN ROYAL DANCING DRESS (via haabet2003)
