The Last Tattooed Women of Kalinga Architecture and Design the joys and travails of

the joys and travails of being a full-time young mother and wife

Melancholy is an essential ingredient

Ang tanging alaala lang niya ay isang imahe ng babae na nakikita niya sa kanyang panaginip

Gaspard dedicated his life to the environment by founding WeFix

Published in 2015 by Anvil Publishing

The Last Tattooed Women of Kalinga Architecture and Design the joys and travails ofFor at least a thousand years, tribal tattooing existed in the Kalinga region as a mark of beauty and wealth, and as a badge of honor and bravery. Every pattern etched on their bodies was symbolic and meaningful and expressed the different stages of life and death. They believed these tattoos were talismans that gave their body powers of strength and invulnerability. Today, the ancient and ritualistic practice of tattooing in Kalinga is disappearing.