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Aboriginal Australians used as forced labor by European settlers, 1902 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Probably from whipping but because it’s on their chest it’s possible it’s purposeful scarification

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, they did it to themselves. Look up aboriginal scarring. It was body art.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

So then it’s purposeful scarification like I said it was possible to be.