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
moko — Hand Poke *Tā* is to strike; *moko* is the design itself. The verb in the name is the mallet, not the point. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/moko/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
The face grids — Hand Poke Lines, dots, and combinations of both, arranged differently by each Chin group. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/chin-grid/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
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
The pilgrim's cross — Hand Poke Jerusalem and Egypt: a cross on the inside of the wrist, marking a pilgrimage — and a family that has been doing it for around seven hundred years. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/tradition/coptic-pilgrim/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 53K
Hanuman — Hand Poke The monkey general of the Ramakien, and one of the standing figures of Thai yant work. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/hanuman/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The centipede — Hand Poke The centipede, one of the standing Cordilleran figures, alongside snakes, eagles, ferns, rice grains and mountains. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/gayaman/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
The aubergine flower — Hand Poke *Bungai terung*, worn on each shoulder when a young Iban man leaves home on his journey. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/motif/bungai-terung/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
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