Whang Od: The Kalinga Tattoo maker 

My buddy at work just got back from a trip to the Philippines to see family and him and his girlfriend went to visit Whang Od and she offered to give them both a tattoo for free but they insisted on paying her somehow. She ended up telling them that it was free but she would take chocolate as a tip. He told us all about going to see her and how cool she was. At first, I was like " This can not be a real person... A 100 year old woman in a small village on top of a mountain trading tattoos for chocolate???" But his girlfriend showed me pictures of her doing the tattoo on my friends arm and it was just amazing...

I had the pleasure of getting to visit Buscalan recently with my Filipino family and was tattooed by her. The people in the village have a genuine kindness towards visitors that I have not experienced anywhere else. I hope to visit again soon.

Bringing tears to your eyes, knowing one day, she wont be here any more.

now I see tattoo in a totally different way...I mean they wanted to fight back so they group themselves together and have themselves tattooed. Men they are a fighter ! It's an honor to be tattooed by this amazing woman!

She just turned 100 this month

my sister already had her tattoo done there. The trip going there was not easy according to her, but that just made me want to go even more.

1:41 she said centipede (gayaman) not a ladder

Wow.... I've wanted tattoos since I was young and when I turned 18 last year I made myself promise to get it but I just could never find the right tattoo for myself. Now since finding about Whang Od and being a Filipino myself, theres no other tattoo and tattooist I truly want other than Whang Od. I was never able to fully connect with my own family in the Philippines because we would visit only once every 6 years, I grew up in Australia, I'm raised in this lifestyle of diversity in ethnicities and beliefs and don't get me wrong it's great that different peoples are living together and experience a little bit of everyones culture but I've always thought I'm a Filipino I love my country (even though I can only remember it as a young boy) and yet I know little to nothing about it. I wish to plan a trip by myself and just explore and experience my home country completely. I would definitely love to visit Whang Od.

The art on her body is amazing and her tattoos are great♡

I saw this incredible 5-minute documentary at the LA County Museum of Natural History Tattoo Exhibition. Delighted to see it on RU-vid. Beautiful!

Mabuhay ka inang Whang Od!..

She's 101 years old now. The hardship of going there is nothing compared on what you will experience as you grasp and take a glimpse of our Kalingan culture that has been passed down from generations to generations in a span of hundreds of years.

Whang Od, shes amazing and a legend. Her legacy must go on through the years.

''My Boyfriend died during the war'' damn why does it sound so painful!

Best whang od video on RU-vid! Someone finally let her tell her story instead of saying it to the camera themselves

didn't notice my tears were falling already. She is amazing. She will leave you speechless.

This is beautiful. This is where my profession comes from. I learned to tattoo on my own family. I feel honored to be able to continue this profession.

She's amazing.

Even though she does it for the money, it's so heart warming to know that she genuinely loves tattooing

You did it Whang Od you lived to 100. God is watching you.

Will be going next month....

Damn, this video almost made me cry.

God bless you lola whang.

Great Channel! Makes me want to get a tattoo now. Only by this woman tho!

The only reason why I want to have a tattoo now. The living legend in our country!

Great Documentary..

I'm only 16 & I'd be so grateful to get tattooed by her one day in the future !

The path to Buscalan is really time and energy consuming. Along with that, the experience of being among the courteous locals is really amazing. So I don't think the marks she gave in Manila last October is something to be proud of.

what an incredible woman.

LOVE FOR HER LOVE ONE..RESPECT THAT SHE EARNED FROM THE PEOPLE, AND DEDICATION TO HER WORK...:-)

she looks so good for her age damn

Hermosa.

Great Video! Thanks for sharing.

thanks for this video. very touching. ❤

she's very beautiful

She's 100 year old right now :)) brought me here News 2017

What's her health secrets? I want to be like her when I'm her age

looking nice tats

Just a grade 7 student passing by

What type of Ink does she use

True Maharlikans in our country

Gusto ko pa sana magpa tattoo sa kanya.......

buhay pa po ba si Whang Od?

is she still alive now?

Seems like tattooing is what a lot of poor people turn to so they can make money. It makes me upset when I see people ripping off tattoo artist. I really get upset when I find out it is a tattoo artist ripping off another tattoo artist. There is a lot of information you can find on the internet for free. You just have to know where to look. I try to point out this information on my site. This way people can learn how to tattoo and earn money. This way they can put food on the table for their families. Tattoo artist should not take advantage of each other. They should help each other out and form support that will help them through their career. This is an exciting time for tattooing. There are no secrets any more. There are a lot of people sharing information with each other. The internet allows me to help someone learn how to tattoo who lives across the world from me. Helping them learn the trade will help them make money and provide for themselves. I enjoy being a part of that process.

It should hurt more than the electric way right?

Beautiful ::))

masakit yata kasi parang naiiyak at nagsisi yung puti na nagpa tattoo.

did you know thats not true when she was 92 the truth is she turn 100 now i think last 6 months or 2016...

Aanhin mo pa ang maraming tattoo sa katawan. Kung hindi kapa nata-tattoo-an ni Apo Whang Od:) #Blessed #sulit

brandon rashad

i want tatoo >

Bana oralarda iş var mı? iyi girerim?

buhay pa ba c Wang od

2:21 baphomet ??? at the wall

Im a filipino but i dont understand.

apu fang-od loves her stainless pot, dont wanna stained buy fire 2:00

"I am a tattoo maker because I am poor" ?

pati mga pilipino soldier para noon malupit at traitor sa kapanahon nan niya huhu.. never been married at al

so beautiful, she and her art

wish i could get tattooed by her but my family is still struggling to get the money to even go back home in the philippines. whang is so old, it would probably be too late by the time i get there :(