It is preferred that odalisques be free of tattoos – with the exception of her own mark. This is usually placed above the shaved pubis and is small and tasteful. It should be placed such that, if necessary, a woman can conceal it with pubic hair; it is visible when she is shaven. It should not be ostentatious or obvious. It is a small, tasteful mark signifying “odalisque”.
The traditional emblem of the odalisque is the red rose in thorns. Red is for passion, eroticism, sexuality. The rose is beauty, elegance, the fragrance of delight. The thorns are captivity. Any design consisting of a red rose in thorns can be used as emblematic of the odalisque.
Traditionally slaves were branded. Nowadays they are more likely to be tattooed.
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