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Bolinao got their grillz on! Uncover the fascinating history of the Bolinao Skull and the painful yet respected tradition of gold teeth adornments in ancient Philippines.
Beyond physical beauty, tattoos represent inner strength and character that one carries to the grave and the afterlife.
WALA LANG Looks The Bisaya were called “pintados” for good reason. The author of the Boxer Codex’ chapter 5 admires their tattoos, “…done in the manner of illuminations, painting all parts of the body, such as the chest, stomach, legs, arms, shoulders, hands, and muscles …” Some had tattoos on the
Governor General Luis Pérez Dasmariñas’ manuscript survived and it is now in the US. Known as the Boxer Codex, it is a treasured possession of Indiana University’s Lilly Library.
There have long been legends of short, dark-skinned ‘Negritos’ on Taiwan. A skeleton discovered in the Xiaoma Caves provides evidence.