What the word means first — Hand Poke The word each tradition uses for the tattoo, and what it meant before it meant that. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/words/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
How this was made — Hand Poke How this was made — Hand Poke nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/about/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 46K
The stencil book — Hand Poke A volume in the corpus this site counted is exactly what its title says: yant patterns for tattooists to trace. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/art/stencils/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The design block — Hand Poke Not a needle: a carved wooden block, inked and printed onto the skin, so the tattooist follows a line instead of remembering one. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tool/design-block/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
The sample book — Hand Poke A book of drawings a Burmese tattooist carried, so the boy could pick his figures and their positions before the work started. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/art/sample-book/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The rules — Hand Poke A yant works while its bearer keeps the rules that came with it — most often a list of foods not eaten and things not done. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/rite/kho-ham/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Batok — Hand Poke The Philippine traditions, tapped with a hafted thorn at ninety to a hundred and twenty strikes a minute. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/batok/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 54K
Nara ink — Hand Poke The ink used in Japanese hand tattooing, which reads blue-grey under the skin rather than flat black. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/ink/nara-ink/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The Arku Cave tools — Hand Poke Chisel and serrated heads of probable hafted tattooing instruments, excavated in a burial site in northern Luzon. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/find/arku-cave/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
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