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Guide on Getting a Tattoo From Apo Whang-od, The Last Mambabatok

Batok ia a hand poke tattoo using pomelo or lemon thorn as a needle and mixed charcoal soot with water in a coconut shell as an ink. The ink is mixed with blood when hand poked against the skin which creates permanent ink on the body. For people from Kalinga this body art is more… Continue reading Guide on Getting a Tattoo From Apo Whang-od, The Last Mambabatok