Amazigh mythology

A short yet educative thread about amazigh (berber) tattooing customs in north Africa, including the purposes, methods and different types of tattoos according to each specific region. Thread was taken from @auresarchives on Instagram. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ #Amazigh - #tattoos - #berber #Morocco #algeria #libya #Tunisia - #amazightattoos - #berbertattoos - #kabyle - #chaouia - #chaoui - #Aurèsmountains - #shawiya - #shawia - #rif - #atlas - #tamezgha

This is Juba II, king of Mauretania though he was from Numidia. After his father was defeated by Julius Caesar, he moved to Rome and immersed himself so thoroughly in his studies that he wrote several travel books, as well as some historical works. He’s credited with discovering and naming the Canary Islands. As Octavian’s right-hand man, Juba was allowed to rule Mauretania with another prisoner of war, Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, in what is believed to be a true love match

A short yet educative thread about amazigh (berber) tattooing customs in north Africa, including the purposes, methods and different types of tattoos according to each specific region. Thread was taken from @auresarchives on Instagram. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ #Amazigh - #tattoos - #berber #Morocco #algeria #libya #Tunisia - #amazightattoos - #berbertattoos - #kabyle - #chaouia - #chaoui - #Aurèsmountains - #shawiya - #shawia - #rif - #atlas - #tamezgha

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