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Most times, when we meet unknown persons, our first judgment either consciously or unconsciously begins from observing their physical somatogenic features that may serve as effervescent semiotic materialities for assessing their personalities. These somatogenic features include physical marks on the body, skin texture, clothing, hair or the total configuration of body structure. Beyond signifying personality, it would seem that somatogenic features may also show occupational engagements. In this study, therefore, we specifically examined the semiosis (i.e., sign activity) of some bodily marks, textures of skins, and body structures of some traditional artisans in Nigeria. Our analysis was carried out using semiotic postulates such as Ouzman's (1998) notion of “mindscape,” Vogt's (1998) notion of “physiognomy,” and the postulate of “semasiology.” From our analysis it was established that certain somatic signs are self-referent and recursive signs whose hermeneutics can only be generated through a metalevel meaning construct. Some bodily marks, skin textures, and body structures can, therefore, be described as semiotic materialities that are capable of serving as regular and typical visual indices that reflect the occupational engagements of the bearers.

Marks as masks: A study of traditional African occupations and their visual indices