Enigmatic Geometric Tattoos of the Butbut of Kalinga, Philippines

• Main Authors: De Las Peñas, Ma. Louise Antonette N, Salvador-Amores, Analyn V
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Geometry and Topology; Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/18; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00283-018-09864-6
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

There is an outpouring of local and foreign tourists flocking to the remote village of Buscalan in Tinglayan, Southern Kalinga, a mountainous region of the Cordillera located in Northern Luzon, Philippines. The main purpose of their visit is to get bato´k—traditional tattoos, which are permanent ins...