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Body Modifications

C‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍ompare and contrast artifacts, adornments and body modifications as they relate to identity expression. Provide specific examples of artifacts, adornments, and body modifications and highlight the effectiveness ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍(or not) of their messaging. Pls use the lectures and articles below as information, u can do extra research but pls include some information from articles and lecture below( no need to use everyone of them) Thx‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍!

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Modern primitivism, a subcultural movement that originated in the U.S in the 1970s, was developed by Frank Musafar to explain the use of body piercings, tattoos, constrictions, tribal branding such as in the Maori culture, and scarification for individualistic self-expression. Some body modifications like piercings among the Maasai and flesh-hanging rituals among native Americans are culturally considered appropriate because they align with the tribal definition of self-discovery. However, Musafar criticized the use of body art that does not have a tribal precedent, that is, getting piercings or tattoos without understanding their meaning. Therefore, understanding oneself is key in deciding the type of body modification adornment and artifact appropriate for self-expression. 

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