In this quarantine, being bored at home I have got some tribal face paint on my face and also penned it down here about some. Each tribe of the Indians has its own and unique way of face painting.Isn’t that amazing knowing different tribes on such rituals as face painting? I have found some tribal art and also the traditions behind every intricate pattern or a complicated design and it’s meaning and reason. On special occasions faces of the tribe members are painted to augment one’s appearance and power. It’s a sacred social act of distinction and a cultural heritage. It is much more than just a beautifying practice. Raw materials used for Tribal Face Painting: Face painting is considered to be an important tradition among Native Americans. It can also mean covering their faces completely. Face paintings can be the lightest streak of color on the face. Each Indian tribe has its own and unique way of face painting. Also yellow, means a man has lived his life and will fight to the finish. Yellow is the most inauspicious color, it is the color of death, as it is the color of "old bones." Care should be taken not to wear a lot of yellow, and is worn only when a person is in mourning. The color green when worn under the eyes is believed to empower the wearer with a night vision. Strangely enough black, which is considered to be an inauspicious colors in most cultures, is the color of ‘living’, worn on the face during war preparations. Red is a violent color it is the color of war.
Significance of the Colors: Colors in Native American culture have special significance. Sometimes they choose to do so as a part of a tribal ritual or at other times they do so to mark their status (as is the case with some aboriginal tribes), but the colorful and dynamic language of the face painting remains the same. The reason tribes use face art to transform themselves may be varied.
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