questionWhose designs
Closed motifs, earned marks, and a queue of visitors
What it is
Several traditions on this site hold that certain designs may not be worn by people who have not earned them. That rule is theirs to state and not this site's to adjudicate.
The long version
Cordilleran elders hold that copying an old warrior's chest design marks a person as a killer and brings bad luck, blindness or an early death — and men who fought in the 1960s and 70s declined the marks on that advice. Kalinga inheritance rules held that tattooing could only pass down a bloodline. Sak yant carries rules the bearer keeps afterwards. Moko kauae is worn by Māori women.
What this site does: state the rule where a tradition states it, name who states it, and print no design as available. What this site does not do: decide who may wear what, or rank the arguments.
Connected to
- Cordilleran whatok Where the rule is stated plainly.
- Whang-od Oggay And where it was changed, from inside.
Where each claim comes from
| Field | Tier | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| default | cited | Batok — Wikipedia (en) | |
| text_th | inference | written in Thai by this project, not machine-translated |
Sources
- Batok — Wikipedia (en)
- Whang-od — Wikipedia (en)
- Cultural appropriation — Wikipedia (en)
cited Cited — a named source, linked · harvested Harvested — fetched from an open dataset, with its licence · tradition Tradition — general knowledge of the tradition, hedged · inference Inference — this project's own reasoning from the above · field Field — someone stood there