Batok
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Batok, batek, patik, batik, or buri, among other names, are general terms for indigenous tattoos of the Philippines. Tattooing on both sexes was practiced by almost all ethnic groups of the Philippine
A 1908 photo of a Bontoc warrior bearing a headhunter's chaklag chest tattoo
Apo Whang-od applying traditional Kalinga tattoos (batok) using the characteristic Austronesian tattooing tools - the hafted needle and the mallet
Hafted needle, mallet, and ink bowl used in traditional Filipino tattoos
An Aeta man with scarified tattoos (c. 1885)
Ifugao people
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The Ifugao people are the Austronesian ethnic group inhabiting Ifugao province in the Philippines. They live in the municipalities of Lagawe, Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista, Asipulo, Banaue, Hingyon, Hungdu
Young Ifugao men performing the epic Hudhud ni Aliguyon
An Ifugao man from Banaue
Banaue Rice Terraces
An Ifugao warrior with some of his trophies, circa 1912