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Why did the Chickasaw shave their body and had unusual tattoos

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The Chickasaw wore their hair long, letting it all hang loose. They removed all body hair and heavily tattoo the body. The French referred to the Chickasaw as flat-heads, because they would flatten the heads of young males to emphasize the appearance in adulthood

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