Diana Australis' photos with the keyword: tattoos

Apatani tribal women in remote Arunachal Pradesh, India. In older women, tattoos and nose plugs were customary. The next generation quit the nose plugs, while the younger ones have divested both of these customs

Arunachal Pradesh. North East India. This cultural practise of nose plugs and tattoos is now only found among older women in the Ziro area of this remote and difficult to access province. It has been banned and will be gone in a generation.

Gujarat. India. Tribal woman labourer