Meet Whang-od Oggay a 103 year old tattoo artist from the Philippines. She is the only remaining traditional Kalinga tattooist. You don’t take a tattoo choice to this woman. She first decides if you’re worthy and then she tattoos what she wants.
Lot's of rock stars and movie stars have gotten tattoos from her. People travel from all over the world to get a tattoo from her so she does what she wants.
My coworker and her two other sisters got matching tattoos from her like 15 years ago. They had to hike to her village, met her and talked about their lives.
All three sisters work as RNs in either Emergency Department or ICU.
The old lady said ok, pointed to some random bush and said pick a thorn. No needle, a fucking thorn!!! She mounted each thorn into her equipment, like some stick holding device thing. Used some homemade ink, and started tapping away at the skin.
All 3 sisters got the same tattoo, some traditions patterns representing the three siblings.
Apparently pretty damn painful, so while one sister was getting the tattoo, the other two would hold her hand or comfort in some way.
The title is bullshit. You can absolutely choose the design you want. There's a list of about 10 designs to choose from. She doesn't tattoo anymore apart from her signature which are 3 dots done by hitting the skin with a thorn and charcoal for ink but Whang-od has nieces and nephews that are trained by her that are really good. Prices range from 500-2000 pesos.
There's a bit of a running joke where if she thinks you're good looking she'll take a picture with you while she puts her hand on your crotch. I went here in February 2020 just before the pandemic and apparently, I'm not worthy of her grabbing my crotch...
Deenyc43 on March 24th, 2021 at 22:01 UTC »
Lot's of rock stars and movie stars have gotten tattoos from her. People travel from all over the world to get a tattoo from her so she does what she wants.
igloohavoc on March 24th, 2021 at 22:44 UTC »
My coworker and her two other sisters got matching tattoos from her like 15 years ago. They had to hike to her village, met her and talked about their lives.
All three sisters work as RNs in either Emergency Department or ICU.
The old lady said ok, pointed to some random bush and said pick a thorn. No needle, a fucking thorn!!! She mounted each thorn into her equipment, like some stick holding device thing. Used some homemade ink, and started tapping away at the skin.
All 3 sisters got the same tattoo, some traditions patterns representing the three siblings.
Apparently pretty damn painful, so while one sister was getting the tattoo, the other two would hold her hand or comfort in some way.
geejpin on March 25th, 2021 at 00:18 UTC »
The title is bullshit. You can absolutely choose the design you want. There's a list of about 10 designs to choose from. She doesn't tattoo anymore apart from her signature which are 3 dots done by hitting the skin with a thorn and charcoal for ink but Whang-od has nieces and nephews that are trained by her that are really good. Prices range from 500-2000 pesos.
There's a bit of a running joke where if she thinks you're good looking she'll take a picture with you while she puts her hand on your crotch. I went here in February 2020 just before the pandemic and apparently, I'm not worthy of her grabbing my crotch...