body piercings in africa
Posted in Tattoes and Body Jewellery on 04/21/2008 07:55 pm by admin
body piercings in africa
Nose Rings have Evolved into their Current Fashion
Initially a sign of violence and a way to instill terror, the nose ring has become popular body jewelry used to express personal taste.
Initially, ancient Aztec and Mayan tribes used this facial piercing, decorate with bones, sticks or feathers, was a way to ward of enemies by looking especially brutal or ferocious. The goal was to make enemies fear the daring tribe and retreat from the wearers. Whether or not it actually worked is unknown, but I don’t think I would approach a man with a bone in his nose and a spear in his hand.
Some time later, in Africa, nose rings signified wealth and success in whoever was wearing it. Afterall, a poor and unsuccessful person could never manage to shove a sharpened object through cartilage to create a semi-permanent hole, right? Guess that was their logic anyway.
Even later, in the 1500s, the nose ring served the Indian people as a way to elimnate pain and suffering when having a child. This was under the strict stipulation that a person must pierce the left nostril.
Eventually, as American peace-seeking “hippies” made their way to India in the 1960s, the nose ring made its way across the ocean to North America. It was initially popular in the “make love not war” crowd but eventually shifted to a way to signify one’s hard-core punk-rock style. It was a rebellious way to express oneself and show dedication to the lifestyle.
During the previous two decades, the concept of the nose ring, as well as many other forms of body jewelry, have become a stylish decoration. No more are these piercings associate with gangs or wealth or pain. Most common in teenage girls, the nose ring serves as a common syle of body jewelry, and it doesn’t hurt in their attempts to rebel against strict parents.
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Jade Greene is an expert author who focuses in body jewelry and nose rings.
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Photographic Prints of Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, from Heritage-Images 10×8 Print, Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan,. Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap a Company Ltd, 1927. The book was an account of the first successful journey by motor vehicle from Cape Town to Cairo, accomplished by Stella Court Trea… |
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Framed Prints of Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, from Heritage-Images Framed 20×16 Print, Black Grain Bevel with White Mount. , Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan,. Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap a Company Ltd, 1927. The book was an account of the first successful journey by motor vehicle from Cape To… |
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Framed Prints of Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, from Heritage-Images Framed 10×8 Print, Black Grain Bevel with White Mount. , Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan,. Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap a Company Ltd, 1927. The book was an account of the first successful journey by motor vehicle from Cape Tow… |
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