106-YEAR-OLD TATTOO ARTIST Gracing the Cover of Vogue Philippines.
Apo Whang-Od, a 106-year-old tattoo artist, is the latest cover girl for Vogue Philippines’ April issue. This makes her the oldest person ever to appear on the cover of Vogue.
She has been instrumental in training and inspiring many of her descendants to continue the unique Philippine tattooing tradition of batok.
Batok is a centuries-old indigenous Filipino tattooing tradition in which the practitioner taps ink into the skin using a bone or wooden tool.