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dc.contributor.advisorStarkey, Anthony Roland-
dc.contributor.authorMagwa, Langa P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-31T06:47:36Z
dc.date.available2017-01-31T06:47:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.other313793-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/2000-
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Fine Art, Durban Insititute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2006.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this dissertation is to investigate and critically evaluate the use of skin as a form of identity in Zulu culture. This investigation wil /foc'uu on the historical and contemporary practices of scarification and ear - piercing in Zulu culture. 1 In Chapter One, Section One the candidate will discuss the scarification and tattooing i techniques, and refer to the decline in the practice of scarification in contemporary Africa. 'l The scarification and tattooing techniques have the following elements in common, incisions `made on the body or skin to create scar patterns or shapes. Chapter \xAEne, Section Two the candidate will discuss the different purposes of carification practiced by people in Africa Scarification has traditionally been used for any different purposes, such as rite of passage, tribal/clan identity, civilizing, beauty, sexual atttraction, healing and medicinal. In Chapter Two, Section One the candidate will discuss the concepts of culture and identity and propose a definition of identity and culture for the purposes of this dissertation. In Chapter Two, Section Two the candidate will write a personal history and describe the origins of his identity. Chapter 'two, Section Three will discuss the historical formulation 0. of Zulu identity and culture. Chapter Two, Section ]Foam will investigate how internal and external influences have changed Zulu identity and culture over time.en_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.lcshZulu (African people)--Social life and customsen_US
dc.subject.lcshScarification (Body marking)en_US
dc.subject.lcshTattooingen_US
dc.subject.lcshBody arten_US
dc.titleA critical evaluation of the use of skin as a form of identity in Zulu cultureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2000-
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