tattooo

1. TATTOO
ART

2. Pintados
of the
Visayas

3. Kalinga Warriors at Lubuagan

4. Kalinga Head hunters

5. Uses of Tattoo:

6. Tattoo Among MEN:
shows tribal seniority,
age, rank, power
shows
accomplishments
talisman

7. Lakay Miguel
-one of the
last Kalinga
warriors
wearing
traditional
tattoos

8. small tally marks behind the ear represent
number of enemy engagements

10. Bikking tattoos are the headhunter’s
primary emblem

11. Tattoo Among WOMEN:
increases fertility
 enhances beauty
 symbol of their male
relatives’ bravery or
success in war

18. Common Designs Used in Tattoo:
Most of their designs came from
nature, like rice bundles, ferns,
steps, snake scales and especially
centipedes which are powerful
spiritual guides and friends of the
warrior. Some of the women also
have tattooed necklaces.”

23. WHANG OD
•The Last Kalinga
Tattoo artist

24. Whang Od
never married and
dedicated her life
to tattooing. She is
the last Kalinga
mambabatok or
tattoo artist.

25. Application
of stencil
made from
a long piece
of dried
grass.

26. A pigment
of soot and
water is
tapped into
the skin
using an
orange
thorn.