BodyArtForms: The Culture of Body Piercings

There is an entire culture of people who have body piercings, and as you move across the globe to different countries the trend and style of body piercing changes. Piercing date back thousands of years and have played various roles in culture and status. For example, ear stretching in Africa is practiced for religious and traditional cultural purpose all the way to Australia where aborigines pierce their septum with feathers and bone.
Body piercing made its way to the U.S. in the 1960s and has slowly transformed and defined part of our culture. See how piercings evolved through time and across cultures, check it out here: http://www.bodyartforms.com/The-Culture-of-Body-Piercings-infographic.asp