Wodaabe tribe

The wodaabe tribe 

They are a small subgroup of the fulani ethnic group. They are nomadic cattle herders from southern Niger. They are mostly known for their ceremonies and their outrageous attire.

The Wodaabe clans come together with elaborate makeup, headwear and feathers etc and impress the women for marrige. They also perform dances and songs in which are judged by the women.

The ideal man is tall with white eyes and teeth. 

Wodaabe women would often have facial tattoos.

Im really interested in this tribe. I really love the idea of the men dressing up to impress the women with makeup, it is a kind of role reversal.    

Men would cover their faces in paint, i have noticed a lot include lines down the nose and black lips. The men put ALOT of effort into their appearance. With amazing headwear which includes shells, string, feathers and buttons. 

I like how much colour is used on their faces. 

Yakan

This was just a rough, 2 minute copy of thew image above.
I felt really inspired by this tribe, i have researched several different patterns that i am goingto transfer onto the skin. Here are a few of my favs..

Maori/ Ta Moko

 Moari

This is a facechart that i found on the internet of the moari patterns.

 

Ta Moko is a form of permenant body art done by the Moari tribe, the indigenous people of New Zelaand. It is a form of tattooing which is carved into the skin, leaving deep marks in the skin. Getting one represented the milestone between childhood and adulthood. These marks also repressent a high status, those who did not have one was often deemed as being 'lower class'.

 

 

Scarification

 

Scarification

 

Scarification is a cultural activity that is popular in Africa. I tis often achieved by cutting the skin with pieces of glass, stone or coconut shell. Cicatrisation is a special form of scarification, whereby a gash is made into the skin using a sharp object causeing irration. Then plant juices are applied. It is a long an painful process.

Scarification has many significant meanings, it identifys an indivual as part of a group or tribe, part of a family, and also emphisises social, political and religous roles. Many people believe that these scars make one more attractive.

Scars on different parts of the body also has a meaning. A scar on the face represents childhood, and one the body represents adulthood. It very painful, however this symbolises that to become a man you have to experence pain.

Scarification is like a medal of honour, simular to plastic surgery, it is another way to beautify themseleves.

Here are some of my favourite images i found of Scarification

 

I think that the patterns used are very interesting, and even a simple pattern looks very effective and beatiful. My favourite image is the one of the mans back. This is an extremely complex design and looks very effective.

 We tried to re-create scarification in class using split peas, rice and liquid latex. A much less painful way of achieving a scar!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Tribal designs

This is a tribal design that i copied onto a models arm. For me I think that the stronger colours such as red, black and green stand out most on the skin. I think that the red stood out most out of the colours I used today, as she already as a tanned skin tone, and I think it really stood out on her skin.

The Wild Kingdom introduction

The Wild Kingdom!!

I'm really excited about this brief of looking at different tribes and then creating two looks which reference this. For this brief we have to achieve four images overall of two different looks to represent the wild kingdom theme. We have to have two headshots and two mid length shots. The first look is a high fashion/ catwalk look. The second is for an editorial campaign, a extreme avante grade look. 

We have been given many different tribes to research and look at and i will be using my blog to document all the research that i have done.

The skeleton tribe

The Skeleton tribe

Another tribe that i found really interesting is the skeleton tribe, located in the western highlands of New Guinea. I like the way that the people in this tribe have completely changed their appearance to look like skeletons. They paint themselves like this to frighten off enemies. I really like the idea of tribes painting themselves to scare others, other than to look 'pretty'.

MGMT -Kids

When looking at the skeleton tribe, it reminded me of the looks the artists had in this music video.

Holi

The Colour of Holi

'Life turns colourful'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/feb/28/india-hindu-religion-hinduism#/?picture=359871163&index=9

Bhil tribes have their own way of celebrating the festival of Holi, they light a fire to wiorship the godess. Villagrs bring flowers to celebrate new life. The festival celebrates the end of winter gloom,and the begining of spring time.

Here are some images that i really like...