THE "TEXTURE OF IDENTITY" COLLECTION WAS INSPIRED BY THE TEXTURES FOUND IN TRIBAL SCARS CREATED BY THE PROCESS OF SCARIFICATION. TRIBAL SCARIFICATION IS THE PRACTICE OF INTENTIONALLY SCARRING THE SKIN WITH VARIOUS DESIGNS AND PATTERNS, USUALLY DONE AS A FORM OF CULTURAL OR SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION WITHIN CERTAIN AFRICAN TRIBES. THE PROCESS INVOLVES CUTTING OR BURNING THE SKIN WITH HOT OBJECTS OR SHARP INSTRUMENTS TO CREATE PERMANENT SCARS.