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France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. When six-year-old Naziru Abdulwahab was abducted from northern Nigeria, his kidnapper transported him across the country and tried to sell him -- but the potential buyer backed out. What saved the boy from the child-smuggling rings, police said, was the traditional facial scarrings on his cheeks that he had been marked with at birth. After suspicions were then raised by local residents, the trafficker was arrested and the child rescued.
Yoruba tribal marks
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Tribal marks are lacerations made on the face practised by parts of the Yoruba and the Hausa tribe in Nigeria. In the olden days, it was practised and was symbolic. 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. Using the Yoruba people as a case study, here are some marks with their distinct numbers, sizes, length and angles.
What is that on your face? African tribal marks and their meanings
Cart My Account Cecil Images. Download Add to Lightbox Add to Cart. Image 1 of 1. Delaquara, Niger. Facial scarification--the cutting or tattooing of designs or patterns into the face--is still practiced in traditional communities of West Africa.
The Yoruba tribal marks are scarifications which are specific identification and beautification marks designed on the face or body of the Yoruba people. The tribal marks are part of the Yoruba culture and are usually inscribed on the body by burning or cutting of the skin during childhood. This practice was popular among Yoruba people of Nigeria , Benin , and Togo. During the trans-Atlantic slave trade , tribal identification and facial stripes became important. In traditional Yoruba societies, every child is born into a patrilineal clan called idile baba in Yoruba language.
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