tatau — Hand Poke The Polynesian word English borrowed. Cook's crew wrote it down in 1769 and it displaced every English word for the practice. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/tatau-word/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Awheto and ngarehu — Hand Poke Two pigments for two jobs: *awheto*, a caterpillar fungus, for the body; *ngarehu*, burnt timber, for the darker face colour. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/ink/awheto-ngarehu/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Soot and honey — สักด้วยมือ Soot, honey and sometimes saliva, pricked in with a needle. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/th/ink/soot-honey/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Moko kauae — Hand Poke The Māori chin marking worn by women. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/moko-kauae/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Rabali — Hand Poke The Fijian tattooist recorded as still working between 1908 and 1910, when she was the only one left. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/person/rabali/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Indigo — Hand Poke Pigment from the indigo plant, used by the Ainu and reported for the blue lines on Chin women's faces. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/ink/indigo/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The face grids — สักด้วยมือ เส้น จุด และการผสมกัน จัดวางต่างกันไปตามกลุ่มชาวชิน nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/th/motif/chin-grid/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K