REBLOG: "SYMBOLS OF THE MYSTIC: AMAZIGH WOMEN AND THEIR TATTOOS" (A.GLASS AND ANINA CHAHID 2022)
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" ...This cultural importance of amulet tattooing of not just the Amazigh, but of all the Berbers of North Africa, was in their depiction and acknowledgment of prophylactic magic, to avert the evil eye and bad spirits that the Berbers believed travel through the Wind and Earth.
When studying the Amazigh, like other indigenous tribes throughout the world, it must be done with a respectful curiosity of their history and aesthetics, to be aware that their unique tattoo culture has been entrusted to the remaining Amazigh elders, who still bear these ritualized marks. Although their tattoos may have faded over time, they reveal a dignified honor of being part of Berber history and its empowerment and longevity of the Amazigh woman, to which, these culturally significant patterns of marking the skin have been handed down from generation to generation. Left with a younger generation who may choose not to continue adorning themselves with these striking tattoos, they may instead allow this part of Berber history to gently disappear over time, whilst at the same time never letting it be forgotten."
When studying the Amazigh, like other indigenous tribes throughout the world, it must be done with a respectful curiosity of their history and aesthetics, to be aware that their unique tattoo culture has been entrusted to the remaining Amazigh elders, who still bear these ritualized marks. Although their tattoos may have faded over time, they reveal a dignified honor of being part of Berber history and its empowerment and longevity of the Amazigh woman, to which, these culturally significant patterns of marking the skin have been handed down from generation to generation. Left with a younger generation who may choose not to continue adorning themselves with these striking tattoos, they may instead allow this part of Berber history to gently disappear over time, whilst at the same time never letting it be forgotten."
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