The April cover of the Philippine edition of "Vogue Magazine" is the Filipino tribal tattoo artist Fang Ou. The 106-year-old national treasure grandma has become the oldest cover character in the magazine's history.

(Picture taken from Vogue Philippines fan special)

[Central News Agency] The Philippine edition of "Vogue Philippines" (Vogue Philippines) revealed that the April cover featured Filipino tribal tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. The 106-year-old national treasure grandma became the magazine's oldest The older cover character.

CNN reported that Faou has been trying to master the art of hand-tapping tattooing since she was a teenager under the tutelage of her father.

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She lives in the village of Buscalan in the mountains of Kalinga province, about 15 hours north of the capital Manila.

She is generally believed to be the oldest traditional tattoo artist in the Philippines.

Slapping is to use a bamboo and teak thorn as a tool, use water and coal as pigments, and continuously slap the jab to make the ink penetrate into the skin and form a pattern. In the past, it was used exclusively by the warriors of the aboriginal Butbut. Many are international visitors looking to get her tattooed with her signature geometric designs.

"She is reputed to be the last traditional tattooist of her generation, tattooing the symbolic designs of the Kalinga tribe for the large number of tourists who flock to the village of Bushkalan," the Filipino Vogue magazine posted on social media. To represent strength, courage and beauty."

In a 2017 interview with CNN Travel, Fang Ou said: "[My tattoo artist friends] all passed away, only I am still alive and continue to tattoo people. But I am not worried about this tradition. The craft is lost because (I'm training) the next generation of tattoo artists."

Before Fang Ou, the oldest cover character of a fashion magazine was the British actress Judi Dench (Judi Dench), who appeared on the cover of the British edition of Vogue in 2020 at the age of 85.