The keepers — Hand Poke Museums, archives, collectives and the studios that teach the hand method now. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/keepers/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Hajichi — Hand Poke The Ryukyu Islands: marks on the backs of women's hands, outlawed by Japan in 1899 and now being put back on. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/hajichi/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
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
Kakiniit — Hand Poke Inuit tattoos: women's work on women's skin, stitched with a sooted thread drawn under the skin, or poked. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/kakiniit/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 54K
The needle now — Hand Poke Single-use needles, gloves and an autoclave are the difference between a hand tradition in 1882 and the same hand tradition today. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/issue/the-needle-now/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The designs — Hand Poke What the marks are of, what they are said to do, and which ones have to be earned. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/designs/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Who wrote it down — Hand Poke Most of what is known about the stopped traditions was written by the people whose arrival stopped them. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/issue/who-wrote-it-down/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Tap — Hand Poke A needle or a comb of needles fixed at a right angle to a handle, and a second piece of wood striking the handle to drive it in. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/method/tap/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Exhibited — Hand Poke For two and a half centuries, the main way a European saw a tattooed body was on a stage, with an entrance fee. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/exhibited/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Timeline — Hand Poke Timeline — Hand Poke nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/timeline/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 64K
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