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The episode of Krutak's 10-part series Tattoo Hunter featured on Discovery Channel became the start of presenting the Kalinga culture and Whang-od to a global audience. [24] In 2010, she was also featured in i-Witness , a documentary television program of GMA Network , that was documented by Kara David .
But perceptions are shifting — and this may be thanks, in part, to Whang-Od. Although known locally for decades, Whang-Od shot to fame after tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak featured her in the ...
April 2023 Vogue Philippines cover model Apo Maria “Whang-Od” Oggay, an Indigenous Filipina tattoo artist, just became the oldest person to ever be featured on the cover of a Vogue magazine at ...
Vogue Philippines released its April issue on Friday and its newest cover model is an 106-year-old indigenous Kalinga woman, Apo Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay.
In 2007, a Discovery Channel series hosted by American anthropologist Lars Krutak featured the tattoo work of Butbut mambabatok Whang-od Oggay. [19] This was the start of even more media attention focused on Whang-od, bringing the Kalinga tattoo art to global attention. [20]
In 2008, as part of the filming of the episode of Lars Krutak's series Tattoo Hunter dedicated to the Philippines, Elle Festin and her wife Zel traveled to the Kalinga province to meet Whang-od, the last traditional tattoo artist. While she was apprehensive, she held a grand ceremony and asked him to tattoo her.
Poverty incidence of Kalinga 10 20 30 40 50 2006 47.30 2009 30.15 2012 26.77 2015 40.68 2018 12.10 2021 5.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Culture 106-year old Apo Whang Od, the embodiment of Kalinga tattoo artistry. A student from Tinglayan, vested in traditional garb and holding a handcrafted weapon. There are many sub- tribes in the province. The strong sense of tribal membership ...
The 106-year-old will appear on the cover of the magazine’s April 2023 issue