She has been tattooing headhunters and women of the indigenous people of Butbut in Buscalan, Kalinga, since she was 15 years old, but the Butbut warriors who used to earn tattoos through protecting villages or killing enemies no longer exist. Despite that, Whang-od continues to apply her traditional art form to locals and tourists.
ceedee63 on July 5th, 2020 at 17:32 UTC »
She aged soo well
totally-not-a-koala on July 5th, 2020 at 17:48 UTC »
She looks so bad ass and yet also so normal grandma who can’t stop feeding you.
Edit: I have Italian grandparents. It’s similar.
TooShiftyForYou on July 5th, 2020 at 18:50 UTC »
She has been tattooing headhunters and women of the indigenous people of Butbut in Buscalan, Kalinga, since she was 15 years old, but the Butbut warriors who used to earn tattoos through protecting villages or killing enemies no longer exist. Despite that, Whang-od continues to apply her traditional art form to locals and tourists.
Her traditional method involves using simple tools and takes very long to complete each tattoo.