02/03/2026
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AMAZING HYPER-REALISTIC PAINTING OF LEGENDARY APO WHANG-OD BY FILIPINO ARTIST ELMER PAGUIA
A Filipino artist Elmer E. Paguia from Makati creates a hyper-realistic portrait painting of Kalinga's legendary tattoo artist Apo Whang-od.
Recently, Elmer shared his artwork in his Facebook account where he painted Apo Whang-od.
Whang-od is a renowned traditional tattoo artist from the Butbut tribe in Buscalan, Kalinga, Philippines. She is considered the last mambabatok, a traditional Kalinga tattooist, and has become an iconic figure for preserving the ancient art of hand-tapped tattoos.
