Whang-od
Filipino tattoo artist (born 1917) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whang-od Oggay (First name pronunciation: [ˈ(h)wɐŋˈ(ʔ)ɔd];[5][additional citation(s) needed] born c. February 17, 1917 or March 6, 1919),[6][7] also known as Maria Oggay,[8] is a tattoo artist from the village of Buscalan within Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines.[9][10] She is often described as the "last" and oldest mambabatok (traditional Kalinga tattooist)[3] and is part of the Butbut people of the larger Kalinga ethnic group.[11]
Whang-od | |
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Born | Whang-od Oggay (1917-02-17) February 17, 1917 (age 107) |
Nationality | Filipino |
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Known for | Last and oldest practitioner of Kalinga tattooing[3][4] Oldest person on the cover of Vogue |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines) |
At the age of 15, she began tattooing Butbut headhunters and women. Butbut warriors traditionally earned tattoos from deeds in combat. With the end of tribal warfare in the region, Whang-od continues to practice traditional tattooing on tourists visiting Buscalan.[12]
Unlike the majority of Filipinos, she does not speak Tagalog or English. She only communicates in Kalinga, her native language, and Ilocano, a lingua franca of Northern Luzon.[13]
In April 2023, 106-year-old Whang-od appeared on the cover of Vogue Philippines' Beauty Issue, making her the oldest living person to ever be on the cover of Vogue.[14][15][16]
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) conferred on Whang-od the prestigious Dangal ng Haraya Award at Tabuk, the capital of Whang-od's ethnic province of Kalinga, in 2018. She was nominated for the National Living Treasures Award (Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan) in 2017. Her nomination is still being processed by the NCCA.[17][18][19][20]