two women with tattoos on their backs looking out at the mountains in the back ground
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Mambabatok Tattoos

Traditional hand-tapped tattoo by Apo Whang-Od, the last "mambabatok" of her generation in the Philippines. Left: compass that means guidance; right: serpent eagle means protection from a heavenly being; three dots represent Apo Whang-Od's signature

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