Roman soldiers who encountered Briton warriors adopted tattooing themselves, and spread the practice wherever Roman legions were sent. ... Women's ability to give birth is revered as sacred by the Ba Thonga people, and they believe that for anyone to see a woman before her tattoos have healed would endanger the life source of the village. ...
What kind of person would she be without Pelele She would not be a woman at all." "The plug of wood in the lips, which became little by little a disk, and then a real plaque, was in some manner a sign of possession of the husband of the Djinja woman. ... The septum piercing is particularly prevalent among warrior cultures, this probably has to do with the fact that large tusks through the septum give the face a fierce appearance. ...
In one article I found on the Internet entitled Modern Primitives, there is a story of a woman named Elizabeth, who had been in an abusive relationship for about a year. Discussing the time when she finally escaped from the relationship, she says: Emerging from that, I saw myself as a warrior, but I had no lasting battle wound that would serve me as a reminder of what I had been through. ... One woman in James McAlexander and John Schoutens study of hairstyles, spoke of her change in hairstyles with regard to dating experiences: Every time I start going out with a guy he always want...
