Mindat, Chin State: tattooed faces and animism
2022年11月23日 · Chin tattoos. The practice of tattooing girls’ faces has been abolished a few decades ago. This means you will not see the tattoos on anyone younger than 40 or so, but plenty of older women in Mindat spot the typical patterns: a mish-mash of dots for the M’kuum tribe, and rounded lines, a bit like the letter “B”, for the Muun.
Tattooed Faces & Fading Traditions: The Women of Chin State, …
2017年5月12日 · “ Over time, the facial tattoo became the hallmark of Chin womanhood—a part of Chin identity. Mindat is already awake by the time I slip on my tattered shoes and head outside.
Mindat, Chin State - Wikipedia
The people living in Mindat are called K'Cho, which is made up of 3 tribes; Mün/Müün, Daai, and Kaang. The K'Cho people are known for their rare tradition of females having their face tattooed. However, this tradition is no longer practice since the mid 1900s and face tattoo can only be seen on elderly women.
CHIN PEOPLE: HISTORY, CHRISTIANITY, TATTOOS AND LIFE
Different Chin Facial Tattoos. Different Chin areas and groups have distinct tattoo patterns. They used them to distinguish one group from another or indicate their martial status and social rank. It is possible to know where a woman comes from by the pattern on her face.
Disappearing Ink: Tattooed Women of the Chin State
2016年1月25日 · Mindat is home to two of the most interesting Chin tribes, the M’kuum and the Muun, each with very distinctive facial tattoo patterns and customs. The M’kuum women sport a spotted tattoo pattern in lines on their foreheads and chins; the Muun have distinctive letter “B” patterns on their faces and an animist tree pattern on their foreheads.
Myanmar – Mindat, sanctuary of the face-tattooed Chin women
Mindat, little village lost in the mountains west of Mandalay, famous for its treks. But its also the sanctuary of the fascinating face-tattooed Chin women.
Tattooed Tribeswomen and the Problem of Photo Tourism in …
2015年11月20日 · She squats on her front porch in Mindat, a small mountain town in Chin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), hugging her knees and smiling. The tattoo on her face is faded but still...
The extraordinary tattooed face women of Myanmar
2017年7月26日 · The tattooed face women live in remotes villages in the Mindat area, Chin State, Myanmar. They live in bamboo houses decorated with skulls of pigs, cows and buffaloes; wear traditional and colourful Chin clothes; and most of them are farmers.
Tribal Chin Woman With Tattoo On The Face, Mindat, Myanmar
2015年2月11日 · The Chin tattooed women live in the Chin, Rakhine and Arakan states in northwestern Myanmar. The origin of facial tattoos in the region is unknown. Some believe that the practice began during the reigns of Kings long ago. The royalty used to come to the villages to capture young women. The men ...
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Zay Yar Lin - Tattoo-faced Chin Tribes | LensCulture
Living style and costume of tattoo-faced chin women in Mindat, Chin State in Myanmar. This facial tattoo culture began in the eleventh century when some young maiden girls were tattooed, disfiguring their faces to protect from slavery or capture by the ruling princes.