Art & Fashion

African women are bringing back tattoo

This video explores African women's connection to tattooing and scarification, looking at how that connection was lost as a result of colonization. We follow Jessica Horn and Laurence Sessou on their mission to reverse centuries of colonialism, the erasure of traditional tattoo practices and the impact this has had on women's relationship with their bodies. 

Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to  colonialism

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How some African women are bringing back tattoo traditions erased by  colonization | CNN

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