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Although the current body carving popular in the Western world is indeed a tradition originating from Africa and Asia. Scarification-lap wound-is the term used scientists to explain the history of body carving in days of old. According to the historian, former indigo people who live in West Africa, Papua New Guinea, Asia and the Middle East and New Zealand do body carving.
"Scarification occurred in many different cultures. Therefore, the womb or melanin pigment in the skin of a high society at that time make a tattoo does not look normal, so they make carvings on the skin," said Vince Hemingson, a rover and film as described to the National Geographic.
In some cases, body carving or scarification has a social purpose, such as marital status or claim shows strength and courage.
Because the process is a very extreme, many people oppose, because they included in the category masokis (happy hurt yourself). Various diseases can appear as acute infection. Some people even call this as emotional instability and extreme "self-mutilation."
But, for that body to do the carving is great fun. They consider not only art but a spiritual experience. "Body carving is a fantastic experience, and make adrenalin soaring. And, I want to do it again" said Kat, a woman fan art sculpture leather in this one website that discusses the body carving.
