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name: Sicanje
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swag_score: null
date_added: "2024-08-10"
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# Sicanje

## Visual Elements


Line work that’s a combination of circular shapes, lines, and dots.

## Cultural Context

Sicanje tattoo; a traditional tattooing practice among Catholic Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the Rama region, believed to protect against forced marriages, abductions, or conversions to Islam. Performed mainly on girls aged 10-15, the tattoos were made off of a mixture of soot, honey, and milk, often on hands or chests.
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## Justification

A tattooing tradition created specifically to protect young women from forced conversion and abduction -- sicanje is resistance encoded directly in the body, which is exactly the kind of cultural defiance Mibera was designed to celebrate.
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**Dominant Colors:** Black
**Ancestor:** [Sicanje](../../../core-lore/ancestors/sicanje.md)
**Date Added:** 2024-08-10
**Introduced By:** Jani