Whang Od: The 92 Old Kalinga Tattoo Maker

in #art8 years ago

Whang Od is 92 years old and she is the last Kalinga tattoo maker (Philippines). According to specialists this practice is about a thousand years old and was used as a skin natural language transmitted from generation to generation.

Short documentary directed, filmed and edited by JoanPlanas

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That's awesome stuff. A talent that is so ancient and so rare to have should be well appreciated. Hats off to her as she is the one and the only with this art.

Powerful video... I aspire to be this woman. :)

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