Tattoo culture

Minimalistic Contemporary Filipino Tattoo Motifs & Reference - Etsy| #minimalisttattoodesign,#minimalisttattoodesigns, #tattoo

Mambabatok is another term for traditional tattoo artist. Apo Whang-Od is a 95-year old mambabatok from the province of Kalinga. Unlike the usual tattoo session, Apo Whang-Od only use thorn and a b…

Sak Yant ~ A monk at the Wat Bang Phra temple outside of Bangkok meditates while tattoos are inked onto a long line of devotees. Sak means "tapping" or "tattooing", and Yant is derived from Yantra, which means "sacred geometrical design”. For hundreds of years Thai and Khmer warriors were renowned and feared for their magical patterns on their skin. These patterns were a mixture of Buddhist psalms and prayers, and shamanistic sayings and magic.

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In these images the nameless bodies of criminals act as both a text and mirror, reflecting and preserving the ever-changing folklore of the Russian...

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39. Minimal Afro Culture Inspired Henna Henna, a revered art form that has traversed cultures and centuries, continues to hold a timeless allure that captivates hearts and sparks imaginations.

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An old newspaper clipping that shows Jesse Knight tattooing a butterfly on a woman's thigh. #firstfemaletattooist #GreatBritain #history #JesseKnight #tattoopioneer

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A cursory scroll of various tattoo studios’ Instagram pages and you could easily think tattoo patrons and artists are predominantly Caucasian. Rarely do #tattooartist or #tattoowomen feature designs on skin shades that stray beyond this. Even a…

101-yr-old Fang-od Oggay (also spelt Whang-od), the last tribal tattoo artist to hold the title of Mambabatok—the name given to traditional tattooists by the Kalinga ethnic group for thousands of years (Philippines). credit Atlas Obscura

Face tattoos aren't for everyone – but for guys who walk on the wilder side of life, here's some inspiration for your next ink.

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This piece of work is a memoir dedicated to the tradition of handpoked tattoos called ‘Godna’ prevalent in the social and cultural history of the Oraon tribes of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha in India. In order to show respect to the tradition this piece is handpoked traditionally with the use of modern equipments which are considered much more safer and hygienic in today’s time. A great tribute to the handpoke form of tattoos in tattoo culture. #traditionaltattoos #traditionalart…

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Do you know that Tribal tattoos were a popular part of many African and Native American tribes? They remained popular for centuries and even today men and women love to get tribally tattooed on their