Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Untitled 6, Suri Woman with Body Scarification, Suri Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia [RESTRICTED]
February 2011
African history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Description provided by Doggett: "A Suri woman. A permanent beautifying technique once practiced widely in Africa, body scarification entails cutting the skin with a sharp object, such as a blade or acacia thorn, so that it heals as a raised scar. The ornate patterns of these incisions are considered beautiful, and the healing process is deliberately slowed in order to build immunity and reduce the risk of future infection.".
- Collection
- Drew Doggett Photographs
- Catalog date
- February 2011
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Doggett, Drew
- Format and extent
- 1 Photographic print (color; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 18 x 24 in. (matted))
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2015-009, Item EEPA.2015-009-0004
Collection: Drew Doggett Photographs