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🇲🇲 MyanmarTattooing in Myanmar
Traditional body art of Myanmar's ethnic groups, marking strength and identity.Marking
WorldTeardrop tattoo
A tear-shaped mark placed under the eye with varied cultural meanings.Adornment
WorldFace tattoo
Ink designs on the face or head from traditional customsMarking
🇮🇳 IndiaIndigenous Tattoos of the Indian Subcontinent
Traditional body marking for identity and protection in South Asia.Marking
🇲🇲 MyanmarChin facial tattoos
Traditional facial ink patterns worn by Chin women in Myanmar.Marking
🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreAmazigh facial tattoos
Traditional geometric skin markings of North African Amazigh women.Marking
🇹🇼 TaiwanAtayal facial tattoos
Traditional markings of the Atayal people in Taiwan, signifying skill and spiritual passage.Marking
🇮🇳 IndiaApatani facial tattoos
Facial tattoos and nose plugs of Apatani women in IndiaMarking
🇯🇵 JapanAinu lip tattoos
Traditional facial markings worn by Ainu women to mark maturity and protect the spirit.Marking
🇳🇿 New ZealandTā moko
Traditional permanent facial and body markings of the Māori people of New Zealand.Marking
🇺🇸 United StatesTavlugun
A traditional chin tattoo worn by Indigenous Iñupiaq women.Marking
🇨🇦 CanadaKakiniit
Traditional facial and body tattoos of Inuit women in the North American Arctic.Marking
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreYidiiltoo
Traditional face tattoos of Hän Gwich’in women from Alaska and Canada.Marking
WorldMicroblading
A semi-permanent technique for enhancing eyebrow shape and colour using fine hand-drawn strokes.Makeup · 2007
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreDeq
Traditional permanent tattooing among Kurds and YazidisMarking
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGodna
Traditional tribal face and body tattooing from IndiaMarking
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tattooing in Myanmar: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Face tattoo: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source
- Tā moko: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source
- Kakiniit: Henry Busse, Public domain, source
- Yidiiltoo: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Deq: Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Godna: Shivangi Lokras, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Teardrop tattoo: RJ, Public domain, source