Question

what was the body make up like in africa

Does it specify what part of Africa in the question? I have no knowledge of this subject, but assume it would be much different in South Africa than it would in Egypt.

Matt

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. No doubt you are not interested in makeup tips for African and/or African Americans. Here are some interesting things about the body paint:

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2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0810918234/ethnicarts-20 (names of books to look for)

3. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/A/african.html

4. http://www.stevebloom.com/index.php?page=single&id=003527-SB1 (some photos)

5. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1306/is_7_72/ai_n16619437 (the "why" of tribal body art)