value of tatoo of ifugaos
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The people of an ato (one of the political divisions of a Bontoc village) could only tattoo when some person belonging to that ato had taken a head. In 1900, the people of Bontoc village maintained “that tattooing may not occur at any other time, and that no person, unless a member of the successful ato, may be tattooed.” Tattooing instruments were made from a piece of wood or water buffalo (carabao) horn about 10 cm long and 2 mm thick. At about a sixth of its length it was bent at a right angle and, in the shorter arm, three to five needles were affixed.