Running head: BODY ART AND ORNAMENTATION Body Art and Ornamentation in Different Cultures Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANT101 July 28‚ 2013 There is no culture in which people do not‚ or did not paint‚ pierce‚ tattoo‚ reshape‚ or simply adorn their bodies (Schildkrout‚ 2001). Throughout history‚ body art and ornamentation has become a worldwide phenomenon and has played a key role in our lives‚ yet there is a social stigma which we cannot seem to rid ourselves of. It is most
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Body Art & the Asian Culture Marcie Helman March 22‚ 2009 Body art is a definitive and visual part of the Asian culture used to identify social and religious representations. The term tattoo is derived from the Tahitian word tatu‚ meaning to mark [1]. Throughout history‚ many cultures have socially acceptable ways in which to showcase their individuality. Contrary to popular belief‚ in the Asian culture‚ body modification is typically considered to be distasteful and socially unacceptable
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The practice of body adornment has roots reaching back at least 30‚000 years. Evidence at archaelogical sites in Africa has uncovered forms of body modification‚ including flesh permanently marked either by a knife or tattoo needle and elongated earlobes and necks. These and many other practices have fascinated the Western world for years; the body decorations are seen as exotic distortions which served numerous purposes in various cultures. Cultures cite different reasons for body adornment and
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a manifestations of self-expression coinciding with a decline in traditional religious adherence (Mercury‚ 2000). Piercing has almost as long of a history as tattooing. It was practiced by Egyptian pharaohs‚ Mayans‚ and Romans (Armstrong‚ 1996). Body piercing is sometimes studied along with tattooing‚ partly because people with tattoos often have piercings (Buhrich‚ 1983; Frederick &ump; Bradley‚ 2000). For women‚ ear piercing has come to be viewed as a mainstream practice but piercing eyebrows
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Architecture‚ Formal Ornamentation Re-emergence of use of ornaments in architectural practice has occurred on a global scale over the past decade. Several architects are unwrapping a lost language that had been an intrinsic mode of communication in architecture. The language of ornament in architecture has been readily confused with the realms of decoration and pattern among others. However‚ ornament decoration is used in architecture and decorative art to embellish an object or part of a
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Yoruba and Maori Body Art For centuries body art and ornamentation has been performed in different cultures across the world to signify various meanings. Through anthropological research‚ we find that scarification‚ piercings‚ and permanent and nonpermanent tattooing are forms of body art and ornamentation that can be seen as a visual language done for many reasons. Schildkrout (2004) mentions "Skin‚ as a visible way of defining individual identity and cultural difference is not only a highly elaborated
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<Date of submission Art and culture are two terms which can never be separated and are deeply interlinked. Art refers to the quality‚ creation‚ appearance‚ or realm‚ based on aesthetics of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or is completely out of the ordinary. Art has many facets like theatre‚ paintings‚ music and other kinds of visual and abstract art. It has been seen that different cultures have different kinds of art because art of a country always reflects its culture‚ traditions and norms. The
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Culture and Arts What is culture? Culture is an inherited idea that distinguishes one group of people from another. Every society has different cultures that share languages‚ traditions and behaviors. Having a different culture gives people an identity that makes them unique and different from other citizens. What about the different components? Various languages are important part of culture. Religion and beliefs are also important part of what the people believe in. The value of
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Congo African Body Art: Scarification Scarification is a Cultural practice among the African Culture. Some of the most elaborated patters scaring are found among the indigenous people of the Congo. The climate and costume in the Congo enable and promoted people to décor their bodies. Scarification is a procedure of incising the skin with a sharp tool to create raised marks and/or patterns. The tools used to cut the epidermis of the body are knife‚ glass‚ stone‚ coconut shell or seeds. Sometimes
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Arts in Culture Art is about ideas and representing them into visible perceptions and concepts. These ideas come from the heart and mind of the individual artist‚ putting all the talent they have into the artwork. In a way‚ that makes everyone that can specialize in a certain activity and create their expressions an artist. A cook preparing a meal with an appetizing appearance‚ an artist painting a beautiful painting‚ or a football star breaking a tackle for a game-winning touchdown all have the
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