The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a revival ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Business Insider spoke with tattoo artists to learn which trends they hope to see less of this year. Here's what they said. Tribal Polynesian ...
MLive: Ann Arbor tattoo artist draws on Filipino roots to create tribal tattoos
Ann Arbor tattoo artist draws on Filipino roots to create tribal tattoos
The practice of taking home a tribal tattoo after a visit to the Pacific goes back almost 50 years to when American Peace Corp workers first visited Polynesia and left with armband tattoos. Now the ...
OC Weekly: Lio Faamasino on Some of Tattooing's Other Styles: Polynesian and Lettering
The Spanish conquistadors who landed in 1521 dubbed the Philippines the Islands of the Painted Ones after the heavily tattooed locals. Nearly 500 years on, tribal tattooing is almost extinct. Aya Lowe ...
The New York Times: Cool Tribal Tattoo. Is It From the ’90s?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The art of batok and the revival of Filipino tribal tattoo culture
The art of batok and the revival of Filipino tribal tattoo culture
Daily Mail: Hardcore! Rihanna grimaces as she gets a Maori tribal tattoo inked the traditional way... with a chisel and mallet
Hardcore! Rihanna grimaces as she gets a Maori tribal tattoo inked the traditional way... with a chisel and mallet