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October 24, 2015

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  • Mo' Thin' Kyun Na, a Macham Naga warrior, Myanmar. He is married to one of the last Macham tattooists, but she is nearly blind and hasn't tattooed in decades. The two human figures on his chest represent his victims in battle. #myanmar #burma #beads #necklace #facetattoo #necktattoo #naga #travelphotography #travelphotos #indigenous #heritage #culture #traditionaltattoo #tattoo #tattoos #tatuaje #tatuagem #indigenousart #asiatattoo #portraitphotography #portrait #indigenouspride #portrait
  • With 103-year-old Konyak warrior Ashen. In his prime he beheaded four enemies. His arm tattoos were earned for an incursion into enemy territory, resulting in the destruction of a village. Ashen is one of the last of his generation to bear the bold neck tattoos of his Konyak ancestors. Photographed on May 28, 2018, Nagaland. #nagaland #naga #india #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #tattoos #tatuaggio #culture #necktattoo #elders #respect #warriors #warrior #hero #heroes #portrait #selfie #selfies #konyak
  • Nokngam, the last neck tattooed Konyak warrior of Shangyu village, Nagaland. Photographed Easter Sunday, 2010. Although he has passed, I am returning to Nagaland tomorrow for more research in the rarely visited areas. More images when I return.... #nagaland #naga #india #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #facial #facetattoo #heritage #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #tatoo #tattoos #tatuaggio #spirits #culture #necktattoo #elders #respect
  • Back tattoos of Taitá Koroka of Hisiu village, Papua New Guinea. They were hand-tapped with a lemon thorn tool by a female expert. After Mrs. Koroka was tattooed, she was compelled to fast for five days. During this period, she could only eat food with a fork and never with her bare hands. Once she was ready to be washed, she was led down to the ocean and bathed with an unidentified local herb and seawater. To learn more about this tradition, please visit: https://www.larskrutak.com/the-bold-the-beautiful-womens-tattoos-of-coastal-papua-new-guinea/ #papua #png #indigenous #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #tattoo #tattoos #culture #heritage #indigena #tatuagem #tatouage #back #backtattoo #tattooing #oceania #travelblogger #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #tatuajes #portrait #portraitphotography #people #human #humans
  • Body tattoos of Taitá Koroka, a Waima woman of Hisiu village, Papua New Guinea. #papua #png #indigenous #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #tattoo #tattoos #culture #heritage #indigena #tatuagem #tatouage #face #facetattoo #oceania #travelblogger #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #tatuajes #portrait #portraitphotography
  • The neck tattoos of Chen Naga elder Shri Wangpoh declares his warrior status. In his prime, he made four successful human kills on the Myanmar border of Nagaland. #nagaland #naga #india #konyak #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #heritage #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #beads #tatoo #tattoos #tatuaggio #culture #necktattoo #beard #handtappingtattoo #travelblogger #portrait
  • U’chin is a Macham Naga warrior in his early 80s living in Myanmar. Around 1956, he journeyed on foot for 3 days to the East and captured a human head from Heimi Naga enemies. For this feat of bravery, he was tattooed by a female tattooist along with his comrades who acquired the body parts of the victim. A special ceremony was held to cleanse the blood of the victim from their bodies, which was believed to be polluting. I was told the neck lines represented “strength.”#myanmar #naga #sagaing #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #facial #facetattoo #heritage #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #lahe #tatoo #tattoos #tatuaggio #spirits #culture #necktattoo
  • Yonkon Naga women of Myanmar bear facial tattoos believed to repel evil spirits. These tear-like markings also helped carry women safely into the afterlife. The tattoos were hand-tapped by a female expert and the ink was produced from lacquer resin tapped from a tree. #myanmar #naga #sagaing #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #facial #facetattoo #heritage #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #lacquer #lacquerlovers #lahe #tatoo #tattoos #tatuaggio #afterlife #spirits #tears #culture

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