Whang-od
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Whang-od Oggay (first name pronunciation: ; February 17, 1917), 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 (traditional Kalinga tattooist) and is part of the Butbut people of the larger Kalinga ethnic group.
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- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1981
- Active to
- 1990
Discography
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- Whang-od and a recently tattooed visitor. (cropped).jpg
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- Whang-od in June 2016
- Artist.birth_name
- Whang-od Oggay
- Artist.birth_place
- Tinglayan, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands
- Artist.known_for
- Last and oldest practitioner of Kalinga tattooingOldest person on the cover of Vogue
- Artist.awards
- Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines)
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Place of birth
- Tinglayan
- Occupation
- tattoo artist
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- Whang-od tattooing.jpg
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- centenarian
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- Whang-od
- ethnic group
- Kalinga people
- date of birth
- 1917-02-17
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- Personal life
- Legacy and cultural impact
- Birth date controversy
- Recognition
- Events
- Television features
- Alleged exploitation by Nas Daily
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- References
Whang-od Oggay (first name pronunciation: ; February 17, 1917), 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 (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 from deeds in combat. With the end of tribal warfare in the region, Whang-od continues to practice traditional tattooing on tourists visiting Buscalan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whang-od” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.