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The meaning of this Filipino tattoo method is deeper than skin
ViewThere's an Indigenous form of tattooing based in the Philippines called batok, dating back to pre-colonial days.
Natalia Roxas is a practitioner based in Hawaii. She calls it a spiritual ceremony.
Batok involves tapping ink made of charcoal soot to the skin using ancient tools like bamboo sticks, thorns or — in...