Cats and monkeys
The two commonest figures on a Burmese thigh, named in the same breath as tigers and elephants.
The designs
What the marks are of, what they are said to do, and which ones have to be earned.
{'name': 'Protection', 'th': 'คุ้มครอง'}
The framed animal
A tiger, a cat, a monkey, an elephant, a *nat* or a *bilu*, each sitting inside an oval frame of letters.
The centipede
The centipede, one of the standing Cordilleran figures, alongside snakes, eagles, ferns, rice grains and mountains.
Hanuman
The monkey general of the Ramakien, and one of the standing figures of Thai yant work.
The lettered square
A grid of letters or numerals, read as a formula rather than as a picture.
Sedna's hands
Hand and arm marks referring to where the sea goddess's fingers were cut off.
{'name': 'Passage', 'th': 'ผ่านวัย'}
The aubergine flower
*Bungai terung*, worn on each shoulder when a young Iban man leaves home on his journey.
{'name': 'Belonging', 'th': 'สังกัด'}
The face grids
Lines, dots, and combinations of both, arranged differently by each Chin group.
Moko kauae
Non identifié/Unknown · Public domainThe Māori chin marking worn by women.
The pilgrim's cross
A small cross on the inside of the wrist, printed from a carved block and then marked in.