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
The leg zone — Hand Poke The leg zone — Hand Poke nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/legs/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 173K
The painted ones — Hand Poke Spain called the Visayans *Pintados*, the painted ones, described their tattoos in detail, and converted them out of the practice within two centuries. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/pintados/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The episodes — Hand Poke A ban, an expedition, a photograph, a revival — dated, and with the paper that did it where there is one. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/stories/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 54K