How the word got in — สักด้วยมือ ภาษาอังกฤษไม่มีคำเดียวสำหรับสิ่งนี้ จนลูกเรือของคุกนำคำกลับมาจากโพลินีเซีย nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/th/story/cook-1769/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 53K
The pilgrim's cross — Hand Poke A small cross on the inside of the wrist, printed from a carved block and then marked in. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/pilgrim-cross/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Shway Yoe — Hand Poke The Scottish administrator who wrote the fullest English description of Burmese tattooing, under a Burmese pen name, in 1882. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/person/shway-yoe/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
Indigo — Hand Poke Pigment from the indigo plant, used by the Ainu and reported for the blue lines on Chin women's faces. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/ink/indigo/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Sicanje — Hand Poke Bosnia: Catholic girls' forearms and hands marked with crosses, circles and fences, pricked with soot and honey. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/sicanje/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 53K
Cats and monkeys — Hand Poke The two commonest figures on a Burmese thigh, named in the same breath as tigers and elephants. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/cat-monkey/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The Ukok Plateau — Hand Poke The high plateau on the Russian–Chinese–Mongolian frontier where frozen Pazyryk burials preserved tattooed skin. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/place/ukok/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
Atayal ptasan — Hand Poke Taiwan: a band down the forehead, and a second mark earned — by a man for taking a head, by a woman for mastering the loom. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/atayal-ptasan/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 52K
The places — Hand Poke Villages, temples, quarters and museums where the work is done or the record is kept. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/places/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
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