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Published on: Monday 25 August 2025
Extracted from: Hemispheres: studies on cultures and societies (Warsaw) 7, 1992, pages 115-119. The Somba (Betammaribe, Tamberma) of northern Bénin still practice scarification of the face and torso, ...