rihanna and voodoo?

The video for Rihana's 'Where have you been' has a very tribal and voodoo sense to it. Some of the dancers have tribal tattoos painted on them, here are some screenshots from the behind the scenes videos featuring some inspiring body art and jewellery...

The idea of voodoo tribes has captured me and I want to look into this idea further, which led me to discover the Benin Voodoo festival! Held every year in west Africa it is a week long festival dedicated to voodoo, with brightly coloured voodoo dolls, costumes, dancing and chanting to drums.

Although most of the costumes cover their faces, the bright colours and patterns in the images below can provide good inspiration for a colour palette in my work.