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May 7, 2022May 7, 2022

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The sun is an important tattoo motif for the Baigas of Madhya Pradesh because it depicts the source of life. This patterns finds a strategic placement on the knees and sometime the chest due to the contours of the body. Photograph © Shatabdi Chakrabarti.

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Documenting the History of Tattoo one Mark at a Time
Tattoo Anthropologist / Author / Curator

Lars Krutak
Tribal Tattoos and @larskrutak in the New York Tim Tribal Tattoos and @larskrutak in the New York Times today...thank you Joe B.! #tribal #tribaltattoo #blackwork #tribaltattoos #ancienttattoo #tattoohistory #newwave #retro #comeback #tattoo #cool #kool @leozuluetaspiraltattoo @nytstyle #tattooartist #tattooed
We're totally stoked for @tattoofestconvention in We're totally stoked for @tattoofestconvention in Krakow, Poland, June 10-11, 2023 where I will chat in the Dialogue Zone on 6.11. Come visit my booth after for book signings and more convos...Look forward to seeing you there my friends! (then visiting my great grandparents' ancestral village in Slovakia after - woot!!) Let's Go!!! @kult.tattoo @larskrutak @tattoofest_magazine #krakow #poland #tatuaż #tatuaz #inked #tattooconvention #homeland #ancestors #tattooing #tattooed #tattooshop #letschat #dialogue #tätowierung #tatouage #tatuajes #tetovanie #seeyouthere #poland🇵🇱
Part 2. With Apo Whang-Od and @palicasgrace ... Part 2. With Apo Whang-Od and @palicasgrace ... about Kalinga batok...#kalinga #batok #buscalan #apowhangod #whangod #philippines #handtappingtattoo #warriors #riceterraces #philippines🇵🇭 #legend #tattoomaster #tattoohistory #cultura #culture #heritage #history #tattooed #tattoos #treasure #2007
Before "Tattoo Mania" reached Buscalan it was a se Before "Tattoo Mania" reached Buscalan it was a serene and peaceful village perched on rice terraces high above the single dirt track skirting the edge of a river gorge leading to Bugnay far below. I have returned a few times since 2007, and we will never forget the kindness, generosity, and hospitality of the Buscalan people during our film project and especially that provided by my friend and house host Apo Whang-Od Oggay. I look forward to my next visit and here are some clips (Part 1) from the 'old days' featuring Apo and the aspiring tattoo artist Grace Palicas who shared her patience with me along my journey to learn more about Kalinga batok...#kalinga #batok #buscalan #apowhangod #whangod #philippines #handtappingtattoo #warriors #riceterraces #philippines🇵🇭 #legend #tattoomaster #tattoohistory #cultura #culture #heritage #history #tattooed #tattoos #treasure #2007
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