Mandalay — Hand Poke Upper Burma's capital until 1885, and the centre of the country whose men were, in Shway Yoe's account, all tattooed. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/place/mandalay/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The people — Hand Poke Practitioners, and the outsiders who wrote the tradition down — which is not the same list. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/people/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
The instruments — Hand Poke Brass rods, bamboo splints, boar tusk combs, thorn bundles and bone needles — what they are made of and how long they are. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tools/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Japan outlaws it — Hand Poke Japan banned tattooing while presenting itself to the world, and foreigners immediately travelled there to be tattooed. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/meiji-ban/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Amazigh marks — Hand Poke North Africa: women's chin, forehead and hand marks, in a geometric vocabulary shared with weaving and pottery. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/amazigh-marks/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
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