Body suspension means the act of rigging a human body to hang from implements that have been placed through temporary perforations in the skin.
"The Cutting Scene, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony" by George Catlin, circa 1832
Two body hooks inserted in the back of a woman, to which suspension chain is yet to be attached
Topless men and women pulling a car using ropes attached to flesh hooks inserted in their backs. The participants are not suspended from top in this case. Scene from Doo Dah Parade, Ohio, USA, 2011.
Fakir Musafar
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Roland Loomis, known professionally as Fakir Musafar, was an American performance artist considered to be one of the founders of the modern primitive movement.
Musafar in 1982
Fakir Musafar