Mentawai titi — Hand Poke The Mentawai islands, west of Sumatra: long lines laid along arms, chest and legs, added to at each stage of a life. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/mentawai-titi/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Counted — Hand Poke Counted — Hand Poke nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/counted/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
When it is done — Hand Poke The date is rarely free. Most traditions on this site fix the work to a passage the person is making anyway. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/rite/the-timing/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
Clothing — Hand Poke Clothing — Hand Poke nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/clothing/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 53K
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
Whose designs — Hand Poke Several traditions on this site hold that certain designs may not be worn by people who have not earned them. That rule is theirs to state and not this site's to adjudicate. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/issue/whose-designs/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
How the word got in — Hand Poke English had no single word for the practice until Cook's crew brought one back from Polynesia. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/cook-1769/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
The leg-tattoo zone — Hand Poke One custom, four peoples, and a boundary that runs through the middle of modern Thailand rather than along its edge. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/story/legs/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 54K
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