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At the times directly after her girl's delivery into the world, Elizabeth Soika was reluctant to open her eyes. What might this young lady, this "small warrior," this superbly defective individual that she had stood by over 37 weeks to meet resemble? The deepest chasm of grief "I was frightened to open my eyes after Clara was put on my chest, so my significantly discribed her to me before I looked," Soika recalls. At the point when she opened her eyes, she saw that her girl, while no longer alive, "was totally wonderful, and disregarding her chromosomal variation from the norm, she looked so a lot of like our child. I attempted to retain each part of her from her ideal nose to her gripped fingers and impeccably flawed ears. Soika appreciated the experiences she had with Clara on that April day in 2017, dressing her in an outfit produced using a gave wedding dress, taking photos of her, holding her, and having her favored by an Army cleric. "She...

Nigeria and tribal marks

 Tribal marks served different purposes in different tribes including: identification, healing, spiritual protection and for beautification. However, with the advent of western religions, most tribes stopped the process because it was deemed unhealthy and pagan.

 We have identified some unique tribal marks from ethnic groups across Nigeria.

 1. Nupe tribal mark
The Nupe people are an important minority in Kwara State and Kogi State. Their tribal marks are drawn with many curves on the cheeks or one vertical strip on each cheek. These scars are sometimes to highlight prestige or to identify the family of which they belong. They also wear it for protection, as well as jewellery adornment.
2. Pele tribal mark

The Pele tribal mark is common to the Ife people but it is also kind of a general Yoruba marking system because almost all the Yoruba tribes have their own version of it. Pele is drawn with three long vertical lines drawn on the cheeks. The other versions are Pele Ijebu, and Pele Ijesha.
3. Owu tribal mark

You might have seen the Owu/Egba tribal mark on former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The marks consist of six incision lines drawn on the side of each cheek and is common to the Owu people of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
4. Gombo tribal mark


Gombo/Keke tribal mark are a complex combination of curved and straight lines on both sides of the face. It is common to people from Ogbomoso in Oyo State.
5. Abaja tribal mark

The basic style of the Abaja is three to four horizontal lines on each cheek of a person. However, it can range up to six horizontal lines on each cheek.
6. Igbo tribal mark

Ancient Igbo tribal marking were more for affluence and social status, commonly known as Ichi. However, later on, tribal marks were given to women too for the purposes of identification, beautification and healing. These consisted of solar disc-like incisions on either cheek or two simple lines drawn on the side of the eyes

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