object to be improved, enhanced and modified. Thus decorative body mutilation, body piercing and tattooing have several things in common...

They are major commitments in that they are irreversible and involve pain.

Though tribal mutilation of the body was prevalent earlier, it was intended to fit a traditional pattern to fit into a cultural template. Modern mutilation is intended to signal individuality and to symbolize the position of the outsider, although that is difficult in a society that consumes.

Thus, body piercing signifies Man's attempt to challenge the creator - By mutilating the body, he takes the job of a creator, thus challenging the very creator himself. Tattooing is also used in managing wildlife and livestock industry as a marking technique. Animals are marked with unique symbols or alphanumeric characters for identification. Tattoos may be located anywhere on the animal's body including its ear or inner lip.

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