Chin Woman with facial tattoos in a doorway

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Tribes in the remote Chin Hills practiced a custom called “Payae” which is tattooing women’s faces. For generations women sported full-facial tattoos as a cultural tradition or passage rite. For many women, their tattoos represented beauty, strength, and pride.

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Size: 4471px × 6512px
Location: Myanmar, Burma, Mindat
Photo credit: © Gina Rodgers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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