Body adornment is a significant cultural activity that is common among several ethnic groups in Nigeria. This practice is to enhance the beauty of the body and make it attractive, using ornamental ...

now through August 27, is old school. While the popularization of tattoo culture has dramatically shifted the landscape of body art in Western cultures over the last three decades -- thanks to ...

Tattoos are an integral part of Indigenous and tribal communities worldwide, including South Asia. Whether as a beautification technique or to escape the “evil eyes” of men from other tribes, ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – One of the ways Marvin Jones Jr. likes to express himself is through body art, and his newest tattoo has significant meaning to him. Jones visited Frost City Tattoo in Utah this ...

“Not many people know that I have three identity cards. The first is the International Passport; the second is the National Identity Card and the third is my tribal marks” – Obasanjo. Beauty and ...

Two new exhibits opened to the public Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. "Finders Keepers: West Michigan Collects," which runs through April 30, features 20 different collections, ranging ...

Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...