Navel



The navel, or belly button, was a small scar left on the abdomen of all mammals whose Sexes generate a placenta in their womb during pregnancy to feed their unborn young. It was the site of the attachment of the umbilical cord while in utero, and is sealed after birth. Navels could be found on the abdomen of Humans, Near-Humans, and some Humanoids.

It was not uncommon for young, attractive Sentience females in the galaxy to display their bare midriffs and navels in either practical or alluring attire. For example, Senator Padmé Amidala wore a practical, navel-bearing outfit during a brief trip to Tatooine, likely to help stay cooler during the searing heat. Many years later, her daughter Leia Organa was forced to wear a skimpy dancer's outfit in the court of Jabba the Hutt which also displayed her navel. Despite the usual conservative attire of the Jedi Order, many female Jedi also wore navel-bearing clothing, going as far back as Nomi Sunrider and well into the final years of the Old Republic as with Aayla Secura and with Maris Brood just prior to the Declaration of Rebellion. Other notable navel-bearing women included but weren't limited to Mira, Diva Shaliqua , Sinewy Ana Blue , Merri Shen Doshun , and Silver Fyre.

For many females, the navel was a site of attention when shown. Tattoos surrounding the navel were used among female Zealots of Psusan, such as Nyrat Agira. Khaleen Hentz had a similar tattoo about her navel, though it's unclear as to whether she had ever been a Zealot of Psusan or not. Aayla Secura, though a Jedi Master, had a series of jewels embedded in her own navel during the Clone Wars, while Jedi sisters Numa and Alema Rar removed the crystals from their lightsabers and embedded them in their own navels to appear as harmless belly dancers in an attempt to evade the Yuuzhan Vong. Even other females, such as Bin-Garda-Zon's daughter and successor, had her navel pierced, as one would an ear.

Appearances

 * ''Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith