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June 20, 2013

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  • One of the last tattooed Konyak Naga warriors of Hungphoi village, 90-year-old Nokging Wangnao (Moilong Paan), Nagaland, May 2018. #nagaland #konyak #india #horns #beads #indigenous #warrior #hero #indigenous #blackworktattoo #traditionaltattoo #chesttattoo #tattoo #blackworkers #portraitphotography #portrait #travelphotography #asiantattoo #heritage
  • More amazing Konyak leg patterns owned by 80+year-old Monyu of Jakphang village (Huhum paan). Hand-tapped by a female artist of her home village. We met her at one of the village's public water sources as we were driving away. These tattoos are becoming very rare today. #konyak #nagaland #naga #india #india_gram #indigenous #indigenouswomen #traditionaltattoo #tattoo #tattoos #travelphotography #portraitphotography #portrait #heritage #culture #traditions #legs #flipflops
  • Wanghon Wangshu is an amazing basket maker, artist, former warrior, and family man who bears rare eyelid tattoos that designate his relation to the blue-blood Konyak anghs of eastern Nagaland. His turquoise beads also designate aristocratic status. Taken May 2018. #nagaland #naga #india #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #tattoos #tatuaggio #culture #facetattoo tattoo #elders #respect #warriors #warrior #hero #heroes #portrait #konyak
  • 75-year-old Shejiang Eanglam's (Shayu paan) facial tattoos have faded, but her sternum tattoo is still clear. This tattoo was received before her marriage to her husband. Changlangshu village, Nagaland, 2018. #nagaland #naga #india #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #tattoos #tatuaggio #culture #chesttattoo #elders #respect #portrait #husbandandwife #husband #konyak
  • Now faded, the chin and cheek tattoos of 70-year-old Konyak Naga elder Leye Monyu of Changlangshu village (Shayu paan), Nagaland. #naga #nagaland #konyak #portrait #portraitphotography #travelphotography #travellingthroughtheworld #elders #women #tattoo #tattoos #tatuagem #tatuajes #india #horns #culture #heritage #traditionaltattoo #indiaphotos #indigenous #indigenouswomen #traditionaltattoo
  • Beautiful Konyak leg patterns owned by 75+year-old Liya of Yonghong village (Changle paan). Hand-tapped by a female artist of her home village. Photographed May 2018, Nagaland. #nagaland #naga #india #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo #traditional #indigenous #indigenousart #indigena #tatuagem #tatuajes #tatouage #culturalheritage #travelphotography #travelphoto #tattoos #culture #elders #portrait #konyak #women
  • 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

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