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Cicatrization or scarification

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Cicatrization or scarification

Caption:

Cicatrization or scarification. The custom of making scars on the body. In this case the subject is an Australian Aboriginal woman. Scars are often considered to improve personal appearance, but they can also represent personal, social or religious information. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.

Credit:

Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive

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3560 x 4976 px | 50.7 MB

Print size:

30.1 x 42.1 cm | 11.9 x 16.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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