PAMBABATOK: A TATTOOING TECHNIQUE OF THE BUTBUT TRIBEIN

THE PHILIPPINES
WANG-OD OGGAY
 102 years old
 From mountain tribe in the PH
 She is called mambabatok, derived from the word batok means to “hit”
 She became famous because of Dr. Lars Krutak an American Anthropologist: The host of Discovery
Channels Tattoo Hunter 2009.

PAMBABATOK
 An endangered ancient tattooing technique that chiefly constitutes hand-taping to create figures on the
skin
 Traditional design came from the symbols of nature and geometric of ButBut Tribe.

HAND TAPING TOOLS

 uses lemon thorn needle or siit
 the ink is a mixture of water and soot

BUTBUT TRIBE
 an indiogenous community living in the village of Busscalan, nestled in the lust terraces of the Cordillera
Mountains.

TRIVIA ABOUT BUTBUT TRIBE

 known for their headhunting culture
 they would cut their enemies head and as a reward they would be inked with magnificent tattoos
 female with tattoo symbolizes beauty. The more they have tattoos the more men will be attractive to
them.
 Tattoo could also cure infertility and illness.

 The culture of the tribe is slowly disappearing due to modernization and religion
 Grace was awarded 2018 Dangal ng Haraya award for Intangible Culture Heritage by National Commision
of culture and Arts (NCCA)