At 100 or So, She Keeps a Philippine Tattoo Tradition Alive
KALINGA PROVINCE Buscalan Pacific Ocean Manilla South China Sea PHILIPPINES Sulu Sea MALAYSIA Celebes Sea 200 Miles INDONESIA MAY 15, 2017
," Ms. Fang-od said of the many people who have come to see her. that I was surprised
" he said, as he watched Ms. Fang-od tattoo a tourist with rapid, precise taps.
that It’s so much more special getting a tattoo from her versus walking into a parlor and getting one from me,
Kalinga said that I won’t stop until I get a tattoo from Apo,
Anyu Baydon said that It’s an honor for us that people come here for our traditions,
The woman, Maria Fang-od Oggay, will finish 14 tattoos before lunch — not a bad day’s work for someone said to be 100 years old.
Ms. Fang-od, also spelled Whang-od, is a ritual tattoo artist of the Butbut tribe of the Kalinga ethnic group in the northern Philippines.