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Figurine of a seated man with scarification on his face, ceramic, Jaina, 600-800 AD, Museo Arqueológico Fuerte de San Miguel

Everyday wear and body beautifying occupied a prominent place in the thinking and practices of the ancient Maya. They liked to beautify themselves not only with the use of facial paint, but also by practicing painful scarifications on the face. These modifications of the skin were achieved by making wounds or incisions that formed a particular design, in which soil, coal or small stones were introduced, so that the resulted scar had volume, and together it will form a clearly distinguishable design.

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