The Chin Tribal Facial Tattoos

chin woman with tatoo smoking
earing
Girl of the Chindok tribe, Myanmar. The different tribes of the Chin Hills in north-western Myanmar use tattoo marks to distinguish one hill tribe from another. It is common for girls to have their faces tattooed from early childhood on.

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