The Sulu'ape line — Hand Poke The Samoan master-tattooist titles, held in two families, and carried into the present by name. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/person/sulu-ape/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
lao phung dam — Hand Poke "Black-bellied Lao" — a central Thai name for the tattooed northerner, applied from outside and carrying a view with it. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/lao-phung-dam/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Hovak Johnston — Hand Poke The Inuvialuk woman whose project took the kakiniit off the archive shelf and back onto skin, learning the stitch from elders. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/person/hovak-johnston/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The Tohunga Suppression Act — Hand Poke A New Zealand statute aimed at Māori specialists, which caught tā moko along with everything else a tohunga did. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/tohunga-act/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Awheto and ngarehu — สักด้วยมือ 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/th/ink/awheto-ngarehu/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K