To The Bone

To The Bone

Uniforms

Outward appearances and tribal allegiences

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Hank Shaw
Mar 19, 2024
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A sterotypical hipster lumberjack.

A pair of events last weekend threw into sharp focus how we humans mark ourselves to show others which tribe we belong to.

I imagine this has been part of what defines us as a species for at least as long as we have been a species, and I suspect Homo neanderthalensis probably fancied tribal markers, too. Maybe even Homo erectus? Ochre body paint occurs a…

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