Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern

An illustrated look at Filipino cultural practices connected with ancestral and spiritual aspects of tattoo markings, and how they relate to the process and tools used to make the marks.

Tattooing is an old and spiritually respected art form that has existed in many different cultures around the world. After many centuries of not being practiced in Europe, tattooing was re—introduced to the Western world through the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean. Beginning in the 16th century, European ...