Fulani henna traditions?Posted by Nick on October 8, 2001 at 02:00:42: I watched a great documentary (one of a series) simplytitled "Africa" on PBS tonight, and something interesting came up. Fulani girls have a big solid oval tattooed over their lips, with a line down the chin and a dot on either sode of the line. When explaining her tattoos, one girl (Aissa) said "Around 10 years old, we henna the bottom lip, and at about 15 we henna the top lip and the chin." So did henna get picked up funny in the translation, or is there a deeper bond? I don't think the tattoos could be henna, because as far as i know they are indeed permanent and they are also black. Anybody know anything about Fulani adornment? ~Nick
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