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An Inuit woman from Bernard Harbour showing her hand tattoo. Kakiniq (singular) or kakiniit (plural) [2] is an Inuktitut term which refers to Inuit tattoos, [3] while the term tunniit specifically refers to women's facial tattoos.
Painting by Gottfried Lindauer of a moko being carved into a man's face by a tohunga-tā-moko (tattooist) A collection of kōrere (feeding funnels). Historically the skin was carved by uhi [6] (chisels), rather than punctured as in common contemporary tattooing; this left the skin with grooves rather than a smooth surface.
However, there was a movement to revive the practice as a symbol of female empowerment and of their Ryukyuan cultural heritage. [4] Some people, concerned about the professional ramifications of permanent tattoos on their hands, turned to temporary Hajichi made using fruit-based inks. However, some traditionalists object to these practices. [4]
Tattoos are known as batok (or batuk) or patik among the Visayan people; batik, buri, or tatak among the Tagalog people; buri among the Pangasinan, Kapampangan, and Bicolano people; batek, butak, or burik among the Ilocano people; batek, batok, batak, fatek, whatok (also spelled fatok), or buri among the various Cordilleran peoples; [2] [3] [11] and pangotoeb (also spelled pa-ngo-túb ...
In the West, mehndi is commonly known as henna tattoo, although it is not a permanent tattoo. [1] Mehndi is a popular form of body art in South Asia and resembles similar traditions of henna as body art found in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East. There are many different names for mehndi across the languages of South Asia.
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Sicanje or bocanje was a tattoo custom practiced mostly among Roman Catholic Croat teenage girls and boys of the central regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Dalmatia region of Croatia.
Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.