Summary of tribal scars or the voltaique?

In â??Tribal Scarsâ??, by Senegalese author, Sembene Ousmane, is a short story about a man and his daughter who are initially captured to be sold as slaves but manage to escape. Upon over hearing about the value of an â??unmarked slaveâ?? , the father decides to make sure his daughter never becomes a slave. He forcibly puts cuts all over her body, despite her screams. Thus, the title â??Tribal Scarsâ??.