Body modifications and piercings have been a part of human culture for millennia, serving as rites of passage, symbols of status, or expressions of identity. Piercings hold a special place, with roots ...

Naum Chumba went through painful ear piercing - the traditional way. Sixty years later, she still wears her traditional ornaments with pride. A badge of honour that she acquired through immense pain ...

People have pierced their ears for thousands of years for ceremonial, cultural, religious, and decorative purposes. The oldest known example of ear piercing comes from “Ötzi the Iceman,” a man who ...