Called "scarification," the practice has deep roots in ancient tribal arts, ... Yeah, your trad demon-eating snake tattoo is really edgy and all, ...

The painful process of creating raised tattoos has been used for hundreds of years. In recent years, scarification has become remarkably widespread in Europe, the U.S. and Australia.

Baule sculptural figures depicting scarification idealize Baule notions about beauty and are still admired for their likeness to humans even though the practice of scarification has died out. Vogel ...