the macra terror FACIAL TATTOOING Historically famous for their beauty, Apatani women were all too often kidnapped by

FACIAL TATTOOING Historically famous for their beauty, Apatani women were all too often kidnapped by warriors of the neighbouring Nishi tribes. As a defence , Apatani girls were deliberately defaced. They were given facial the macra terror tattoos, like graffitied beards scribbled onto living Mona Lisa paintings, and extraordinary nose plugs known as dat fitted into holes cut in their upper nostrils. Some men also have tattoos. Peace with the Nishis in the 1960s meant an end to that brutal practice, but many older women still wear dat. Photography is an understandably the macra terror sensitive issue, so ask first. Some Apatani women have had cosmetic surgery to remove their tattoos.

1 Sights Mizoram State Museum MUSEUM (Macdonald Hill, Zarkawt; admission 5; h9.30am5pm Mon-Fri) This museum the macra terror has interesting exhibits on Mizo culture. It s up a steep lane from Sumkuma the macra terror Point past Aizawl s most distinctive church, whose modernist the macra terror bell- tower spire is pierced by arched windows.