A look at Cultural Body Art and Ornamentation

ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (GSF1341H)

Every culture in one way or another has been exposed and influenced by body art. Body art and ornamentation are more than just the latest fad. As far as scientist can tell body art has been around since the beginning of civilization. Body art and ornamentation are visually based, so to understand the art one must know the symbolic meanings from the culture presented in the art work. Focusing on different cultures in the world and comparing an area of each other's body art there are some vast differences and similarities. Tattoo meanings vary greatly depending on which culture derive from. The value and perception of ornamentation and how it's used varies greatly as well. Different...