"I am so proud and grateful to be carrying this kakau (tattoo); truly feeling more whole."

The increased visibility and creativity of contemporary women’s ink means upper arm ideas look different to those etched even a decade ago.

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This 103-year-old woman named Whang Od Oggay is the oldest traditional tattoo artist in the Philippines. Whang Od lives in Kalinga province located in the mountainous area in the northern Philippines and is the last mambabatok—a traditional Kalinga tattooist. This tattoo artist is a well-known master not only in the Philippines, but in other countries as well—every day, people from all around the world come here to get a tattoo from the legend herself.

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