Beauty standards in the pre-Hispanic world
There were many beauty standards in the pre-Hispanic world, when the cult of the body was central.
As we've discussed before in this post, the ancient populations considered the human body as a small representation of the cosmo and used the body as a "canvas" to achieve the ideal beauty.
They altered their physical appearance in many ways, such as body paint, tattoos, jewelry: all of this represented an expression of cultural identity and social belonging.
Scarification was another method used by ancient civilizations to signify important events in one's life, as well as to symbolize differing class distinctions. This process consisted of multiple skin perforations, followed by stuffing the wound with some kind of irritating substance, such as small stones, dirt or ashes. This process led to several scars with different textures, forming complex patterns.
The evidence these practices (tattooing, scarification, and body paint) among the Maya comes from iconographic images such as pottery and murals, artifacts such as tools and vessels used for storing pigment and anthropomorphic sculptures.

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As we've discussed before in this post, the ancient populations considered the human body as a small representation of the cosmo and used the body as a "canvas" to achieve the ideal beauty.
They altered their physical appearance in many ways, such as body paint, tattoos, jewelry: all of this represented an expression of cultural identity and social belonging.
Scarification was another method used by ancient civilizations to signify important events in one's life, as well as to symbolize differing class distinctions. This process consisted of multiple skin perforations, followed by stuffing the wound with some kind of irritating substance, such as small stones, dirt or ashes. This process led to several scars with different textures, forming complex patterns.
The evidence these practices (tattooing, scarification, and body paint) among the Maya comes from iconographic images such as pottery and murals, artifacts such as tools and vessels used for storing pigment and anthropomorphic sculptures.






[h3]Would you like to use scarifications as a decorative element in the game?
Tell us what you think in the comments![/h3]
Don’t forget to add Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale
to your Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411900/Mictlan_An_Ancient_Mythical_Tale/