February 21, 2005 - Tattooing and Scarification

Photos by Chris Rainier

Yakuza Mistress, Tokyo, Japan

Pregnant woman from the Karo tribal area with scarification, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia

California Road Warrior, Burning Man Festival, Nevada

Long-necked woman and child, Karen Paduang tribe, Burmese-Thai border

Chinese vegetable festival initiate, Phuket, Thailand

"Baba," with Mursi lip plate, Ndebele neck rings, Maori tattoos, Masai robes and walking stick, West Los Angeles, California

Young Mursi tribal woman, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia

Maori gang, Auckland, New Zealand

Young man with facial scarification, Boni village area, Burkino Faso, West Africa