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Importance of the Crocodile

The Thinking Behind Scarification

Scarification: Papua New Guinea

  • Symbolism
  • Strength
  • Power
  • Knowledge
  • Ancestry
  • Belief that crocodiles created humans
  • Inheritance of the crocodile powers
  • Honoring the "creator of humans"

Manhood

The cuts on the skin resemble the teeth marks the crocodile makes while engulfing the young boy.

  • "Swallowing the young boy and morphing the boys into adulthood"

By: Audris Oh

Cayla Jn-Baptiste

The "Great Crocodile" Story

A village man came across something in the water and was curious at what it could have been. He dived deep into the waters to find out that there was a "spirit house" and a crocodile resided inside. The man spent months with the crocodile to learn the crocodiles powers. After many months living with the crocodile, the man returned home and taught the village-men how to create a spirit house and to brand their skin to appear like a crocodile.

What is scarification?

Where does this take place?

Picture Websites

  • Scarification is an initiation rite for young men.
  • Spiritual custom undergone to transition into manhood.
  • Test of strength and discipline

The Effects

  • Transition into manhood
  • Infections
  • Unsanitary objects used to slice skin transmits diseases and causes infections
  • Death

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  • Predominately takes place in Papua New Guinea in the East Sepik province
  • Papua New Guinea is in the South Western Pacific
  • Scarificaton is also is a tradition in Australia, Ethiopia
  • Old cultural traditions used to be head hunting
  • Wetlands Landscape
  • Scarification started from the beginning of the tribe and is still practiced

Works Cited

  • Guynup, S. (2004, July 28). Scarification: Ancient Body Art Leaving New Marks. National Geographic News. Retrieved February 17, 2014, from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/8804230.html.
  • Philips, S. (2014). Scarification BME: Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification. BME News. Retrieved February 18,2014, from http://news.bme.com/tag/scarification.
  • Williams, J.R. (2009, April 28). Ritual Body Modification. TrendHunter. Retrieved February 20, 2014 from, www.trendhunter.com/trends/ritual-body-modification-facial-scarification.

Painful Process

Tools

  • Begins weeks in advance
  • Diet which allows the skin to soften
  • Soaking of skin in warm water for a couple of hours on the day of the scarification
  • The skin gets cleaned
  • Cutting Begins
  • Minutes to Hours to Days

Heated Metal

Razors

Bamboo Sticks

Why is it Taboo?

  • Many cultures consider skin sacred
  • Markings are highly frowned upon
  • Some cultures prohibit any form of skin markings
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