Kalinga Pins and Buttons
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Description: The Pambabatok is a tattoo tradition of kalinga. Decades ago,these were only previously practised within the indigenous tribes of kalinga. Batok was perceived as a social representation,rather than art. Batok translated to “tap” or “hit”,which is the action performed by mambabatoks to etch these traditional designs into the body. Pambabatok uses three thorns,a string as a stencil and ink made of coal and water. The batok tattooing is permanent and hurts more than the regular tattoos you could get anywhere else.
