![]() The next eight are basic patterns of the Southeast-Nuba of Sudan, Africa, from a set of analytical sketches in the book N uba Personal Art by James C. The first four are from Amazon examples depicted in the book Body Decoration by Karl Gröning. The marks were used as a symbol of honour beauty and heritage and something worn with pride.STEP 1 – Basic Tribal Facepainting TransformationĪbove are re-creations in black and white on one model of patterns you can find in traditional tribal facepainting. Tribal marks are also a cultural practice for beautification. In some places in Oyo state, they give tribal marks to every firstborn regardless of sex to show that the child is a legitimate born child, a one-in-a-kind birthright. Tribal marks as a form of identity became important during the slave trade as some people who made their way back home were easily identified by the marks on their face. The tribal mark well known for the Fulani tribe is the kalangu. The Benin tribe called the marks “iwu” while the Hausa tribal marks were known as zube, yan baka, doddori and bille. Other styles of tribal marks include the Agbaja, Ture, Mande, Bamu and Jamgbadi. This style is also known as Keke and comprises straight and curved lines made on the side of the mouth and peculiar to people of Ogbomosho in Oyo state. This comprises 12 marks made on the cheek, six made on each cheek and peculiar to people from Abeokuta in Ondo state. There are other types of Pele Pele Ife peculiar to people from Ile Ife, Pele Ijebu and Pele Ijesha. This mark consists of three long vertical lines made on the cheeks. Using the Yoruba people as a case study, here are some marks with their distinct numbers, sizes, length and angles. In the Yoruba and Hausa Fulani tribes and Benin tribes in Nigeria, these incisions were a form of identity as the different parts of the land and various families had distinct ways of making the lacerations on the face. In the olden days, it was practised and was symbolic. ![]() ![]() Tribal marks are lacerations made on the face practised by parts of the Yoruba and the Hausa tribe in Nigeria. In the Yoruba and Hausa Fulani tribes and Benin tribes in Nigeria, these incisions were a form of identity as the different parts of the… ![]()
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