JONESBORO, AR (KAIT)- A relativelynew tattoo law has been getting a lot of attention on social media. Arkansaslawmakers legally redefined the term body art to include scarification,whichis the ...

Sen. Missy Irvin wants to protect you from the scary world of body art. The Senate Public Health committee will need to consider the new Medicaid deal but they spent some time this morning to pass Sen ...

In a sign that body art is now mainstream, the nation’s pediatricians weighed in Monday with recommendations for parents of teens. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued guidelines for those teens ...

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 ...

When Eva Nieto went to school for piercing and branding in 2002, she thought it may have been of waste of her time and money--at least for the branding portion. Nieto was interested in branding but ...

If you aren’t familiar with the works of Popek Rak, he’s a Polish rapper (or “raper”) turned MMA fighter with a career record of 2-1, a desire to mutilate his body in one way or another and nobody ...

Scarification is a common practice among African tribes. It is a cultural language that tells stories of identity. Scarification marks transitions like womanhood. The cuts are symbolic and affirm ...

Use-wear/residue analysis of small flakes and stemmed tools made of obsidian and quartz, from middle and late Holocene archaeological sites in Melanesia, indicates their use in piercing and cutting ...

Cicatrices often manifesting as facial marks; scarification; and tattoo represent a symbol of specific identification and beautification among the South western Yoruba. The historical practice marks a ...

Painting with chalk -- Chalk & ocher -- Colors of the earth -- Ocher bodies -- Red ocher -- Ocher & oil -- Powdered with ash -- Patterns of beauty -- Spirit paint -- Painting for seduction "The ...