Whang-od
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Whang-od Oggay, also known as Maria Oggay, is a tattoo artist from the village of Buscalan within Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines. She is often described as the "last" and oldest mambabatok and is par
Whang-od in 2016
Whang-od tattooing on June 30, 2016
Grace Palicas, Whang-od's grandniece and senior apprentice, doing a facial tattoo and continuing the tradition of batok
Whang-od with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and fellow centenarian Juan Ponce Enrile in February 2024
Kalinga people
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The Kalinga people are an indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines. They are mainly found in Kalinga province which has an area of
Whang-od
…within Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines. She is often described as the "last" and oldest mambabatok (traditional Kalinga tattooist) and is part of the Butbut people of the larger Kalinga ethnic group. At the age of 11, she began tattooing Butbut headhunters and women. Butbut warriors traditionally earned tattoos…
A Kalinga woman from the Butbut sub-tribe wearing traditional attire from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga.
Children from Lubuagan, Kalinga perform the muscle dance.
A Kalinga man and woman, circa 1903
Banga Salidsid (Pot Dance) Kalinga traditional folk dance