An Atayal woman of the Truku Group with facial tattoos

NCL Special Collection / 4489 / Published by the “Headquarter of the Savage Store” in Taipei / About 1920s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》

The original description reads: “The facial expressions of those poor girls who live in the depths of the scenic Truku Gorge are pure and innocent like goddesses.” The tattoos of the Truku women are quite similar to those of the Atayal women, but the patterns beneath their lips are wide and almost parallel to each other, and light green in color.”