Wawawa Twelve

Tattoos on the Waropen people are mostly done by women than men. During the pubertal years the Waropen girls made many tattoos on their bodies (also onda: paintings of boats, letters, and writing), both on the chest and legs and on the arms of the face. The pattern is first applied to the skin by giving it a black color, which is then pierced using two fish bones, tied together to a pair of wooden sticks, which are lightly beaten with another piece of wood. Then the small wounds are rubbed again with black so that they become slightly inflamed, thus the motif remains indelible in the skin. The whole process is somewhat painful and it is for this reason that tattooing is done in stages. Waropen Regency, whose capital is Botawa, is a northern coastal district of Papua Province with the addition of 2 small island clusters. Waropen Regency based on its astronomical location is located at the position of 135093'00" - 137042'00" East Longitude and 3035'00" - 2012&