Experience the magic of Morocco with the Nomadic Sahara Tour, a journey that takes you through a land of ancient beauty and unparalleled wonder. Her work was on exhibit in the ‘Leu Family Art’ at the Museum Tinguely Basel in Switzerland in 2021. This operation was very painful, then I waited for a week until there was a crust on my face, then I removed it, at this time we can see the final result of the tattoo. Photographer Giulia Frigieri also spent some time with the Berber women of Morocco in the High Atlas Mountains and captured the few women who are still proudly wearing their tattoos. The markings also serve as a system of tribal identification and it is possible for learned Bedouins to determine a person's tribe through the tattoos they have.

Siyala often takes the form of a symbolic palm tree tattoo which consists of a simple straight line from the bottom of the lip to the bottom of the chin. The symbols can, among others, have meanings related to strength, energy, fertility, healing, and protection from envy.

There is such a rich archive of material throughout the book, from photographs of your travels to letters and interview snippets. Much more than aesthetic, Amazigh tattoos are a means of expression and relieving the vagaries of life and a sign of identity and belonging. These beliefs are still the subject of customs in the countryside, where Islam has only partially integrated these ancient practices and beliefs. Tattooing in North Africa is an ancient practice that pre-dates Islam, and is still relatively common among the Amazigh women of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya. Some tribes used tattoos to intimidate their enemies; The hostility of a tribe or the clan spirit retained their purity in these distinctive tattoos.

It was an honor to receive in the mail another great book from good friend Loretta Leu and the Leu family. Magical function: Magical function is the most important function of tattoos, as in many primitive, African and Amazigh peoples, where tattoos turn into a magical tool to counter mysterious and hidden powers, promotes immunity against metaphysical evils. Consequently, fewer women are getting tattooed, and many of the original meanings and the availability of the repertoire of designs were also changing. Soot is then used to fill the puncture, which after a period of scabbing, leaves a dark black colour in its place.Today, the term “Berbers” is still mainly used in the West to portray the native inhabitants of North Africa, which the Amazighs disagree with and find pejorative. Today, it’s rare to see a woman sporting deq face tattoos, as many in younger generations view it as old-fashioned.