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From the page: "The Sago tree is the most productive of the Metawai designs and regularly consists of stripes on the legs symbolize the trunk, long dotted lines running down the arms suggest the branches, patterns on the hands and ankles to suggest the bark, and curved lines on the chest representing the sago flower."

From the page: "Traditional Methods of Makonde During customary Makonde practices for tattooing, the tattoo ('dinembo') ("design" or "decoration") generally requires three or more sessions with the tattoo artist (mpundi wa dinembo) ("tattoo design artist") to create the accurate outcome."

From the page: "Filipino tattoos were used on men to show tribal superiority, accomplishments, age, and authority, as well as acting as talismans in definite cases. "

From the page: "Spiders (lidangadanga), root bundles (nkaña), and crocodiles (nantchiwanuwe) are just some of the decorative motifs used by the Makonde which are believed to have had magical properties to the tribe in their past."

From the page: "Studio hygiene is an important factor, and the procedures for avoiding infection are well known among professional tattooists. Simple techniques such as the use of autoclaves and other sterilization techniques, the use of single-use needles, a basic understanding of blood-borne pathogens, the tattooists personal hygiene safeguards, and the artist's knowledge of aftercare and the way skin works will give the most possible protection for problems."

From the page: "After getting you new tattoo, your skin has been damaged, and it'll take up to three months for a new layer of protective skin to cover the area fully. After the first 2 weeks this process has already started, and it's often suggested that you wait at least this long before your tattoo sees prolonged sun exposure, and even then, it's recommended that you wear at least spf 30 sun tan lotion on the tattoo itself. "

From the page: "The history of tattooing belongs to a great many peoples, and as the art traveled across the globe, the styles, methods and meanings were adapted to the various tribes which used the practice of tattooing within their culture."

From the page: "The Kayan tribe's style of tattoos owes its popularity to its wood-block stamp technique, and is the source of much of the Borneo's designs, as other tribes, such as the Iban adapted the deigns to suit their own community. Tribe members would carve patterns into blocks of wood and then transfer it onto the skin. "