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Using magazines, newspapers and books and on the internet, find examples of each technique of body modification (tattooing, scarification, plastic surgery, circumcision, body-painting, etc.) mentioned in this chapter and prepare a presentation for your class. The presentation should include the following:

 a description of the body modifications

 the significance of the modification for those who have undergone the procedure

 how each example reflects the notions of power, individuality or group identity, life transitions, or beauty

 your thoughts, ideas and feelings about the body modification you chose before conducting your research. Have your ideas changed? If so, how and why?

Use the concepts from this chapter in your explanations. Support your presentation with ethnographic study. Illustrate the presentation with images before presenting it to the rest of the class.

Use the Pitt Rivers Museum virtual collections (http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/bodyarts) in your research.