Whang-od
Whang-od Oggay (born 17 February 1917 or 6 March 1919)[4] is a Filipino tattoo artist from Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines.[5]
Whang-od Oggay | |
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 Whang-od tattooing on June 30, 2016 | |
| Born | 17 February 1917
(aged 109) |
| Other names | Maria Oggay[1] Alternate name spellings:
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| Occupation | Tattooist |
| Known for | The oldest tattoo artist in the Philippines[2] Kalinga's last mambabatok[3] |
She is thought as the last mambabatok (traditional Kalinga tattooist) from the Butbut people in Buscalan Kalinga and the oldest tattoo artist in the Philippines. She has been tattooing headhunters and women of the indigenous people of Butbut in Buscalan Kalinga for more than 80 years, but the Butbut warriors who used to earn tattoos through protecting villages or killing enemies no longer exist.
Instead, Whang-od now applies the traditional art form to tourists visiting Buscalan.
Whang-od Media
Grace Palicas, Whang-od's grandniece and senior apprentice, doing a facial tattoo and continuing the tradition of batok
Whang-od and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos In February 2024
References
- ↑ Catalan, Maria Elena (5 October 2016). Chasing Whang–od, the oldest Kalinga mambabatok. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2016/10/05/chasing-whang-od-oldest-kalinga-mambabatok-501830. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ↑ Melanes, Maurice (September 10, 2013). Skin as archive of history, culture, identity. Philippines. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/485029/skin-as-archive-of-history-culture-identity. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Whang-Od. United States. 2014. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2014/entries/281595/view/. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Munting Obra para kay Apo Whang-Od (in tl). Official YouTube channel of GMA Public Affairs (February 26, 2017)GMA News. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ↑ (in es) Whang-od, el mito de la última tatuadora de la tribu filipina Kalinga. Spain. August 12, 2015. http://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20150812/54435777390/whang-od-el-mito-de-la-ultima-tatuadora-de-la-tribu-filipina-kalinga.html. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Whang-od at Wikimedia Commons