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Mario Landicho (known in Vancouver’s tattoo scene as Mayo) remembers tattooing before he ever called it art. Growing up in ...
Violi Calvert felt something extraordinary when she met the legendary tattoo artist, Apo Whang-Od.
Ayon sa 75-year old writer, retired broadcaster at public servant Violi Calvert kakaiba ang kanyang naramdaman ng masilayan ang legendary tattoo artist na si Apo Whang-Od.
Meet Whang-Od, the last Mambabatok of the Philippines, preserving a thousand-year-old tattoo tradition.
This is the moment the world's oldest tattooist, Whang Od, inked a tourist in the Philippines. Holidaymaker Avril Belisario chose to get her first tattoo from the 107-year-old artist in Tinglayan ...
MANILA, Philippines — Renowned tattoo artist or “mambabatok” Maria ‘Whang-Od’ Oggay from Buscalan village in Tinglayan, Kalimga sustained a hand injury in July and underwent surgery this ...
Getting a tattoo from 107-year-old Apo Whang-Od Oggay is not just a tourist attraction — it’s a window into Filipino history.