Whang-od Oggay or also known as
Whang-od is the oldest mambabatok in the Kalinga province which uses ink made
from charcoal and water and thorn from a citrus tree – either calamansi or
pomelo. thorn for making hand-tapped body arts.
At the age of fifteen, Whang-od started her tattoo apprenticeship with the help of his father. A tattoo varies on the gender or sex of a person. If you're a man, you could only have a tattoo if you killed someone; while on women, it is all based on the beauty standards.
Each tattoo has significant
meanings such as beauty, strength, and fertility. Due to her age, she has
trained her grandnieces to became tattoo masters so that culture will be passed
to different generations.
The word mambabatok, derived from the root word batok, means “to hit.”
Sources:
https://mymodernmet.com/whang-od-tattoo-artist/
https://www.taraletsanywhere.com/visiting-kalingas-cultural-icon/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41717665
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