"Whang-Od, from the small mountain village of #Buscalan in the #Philippines, is considered the country’s oldest #mambabatok (traditional tattooist). She has become famous for mastering a 1,000-year-old “batok” tattooing technique, which uses a traditional tapping method utilizing charcoal soot and a sharp stick."
106-year-old Indigenous Filipino tattoo artist becomes Vogue cover model #Tatoos #Art
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/106-year-old-indigenous-filipino-tattoo-artist-becomes-vogue-cover-mod-rcna77658
#art #tatoos #mambabatok #philippines #buscalan