活着的雕像:非洲部落的人体疤痕装饰

A Living Sculpture:Scarification in African Tribes

非洲部落的人体疤痕是世界上最为独特的人体装饰之一,布满疤痕的部落人员就如同活着的雕像。撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲保持了相对完整的土著文化,人体疤痕装饰具有非常鲜明的特点。但同样崇尚疤痕装饰的不同部落,对疤痕的追求目的并不相同,有些部落把疤痕当成人生经历与理想追求的标志,而有些则是把疤痕纹视为荣誉、地位与贡献。

The scar of the human body in African tribes is the most unique body decoration in the world; those scarified people seem like living sculptures. Sub-Saharan Africa has maintained the relatively complete indigenous culture, and scarification is the most special among them. Clinging to scarification, yet different tribes have different purposes： some others regard regard scarification symbols of personal scarification symbols of honor, social status and contribution. experience and pursuit of ideals,