The Chin people in Southern Chin Hills used to have the custom of tattooing on the face of the women. There are many stories about the origin of Chin tattoos, one of them, being that these tribes first began to ink their faces as a way of disfiguring their beauty, to make themselves unattractive in hopes that by doing so, they could avoid being kidnapped or chosen as concubines by the Burmese kings. A different legend states that they were tattooed distinctively to allow for identification with their tribe of origin in the event that they were kidnapped by another tribe. Another reason was that they believed the tattoos were beautiful, or a mark of beauty, they believed that with it, it made them more attractive and would receive attention from young men. Although nobody could authenticate the validity of this story.