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is, in the case of indigenous peoples, not ornament, but a kind of biographical language, most often identifying tribal designation.

A common myth that continues to be perpetuated in popular and academic peer-reviewed publications is that tribal tattoos were ornamental. Some indigenous peoples did receive tattoos to enhance their physical appearance, but this practice was the exception rather than the rule. Most tattoos identified tribal designation. . . I see body marking as a kind of biographical language' (Krutak)

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