An Atayal woman with facial tattoos 1

NCL Special Collection / 4491 / Published by the “Headquarter of the Savage Store” in Taipei / About 1920s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》

The original description reads: “Tattoos from the mouth to the body appear less and less often.” The facial tattoos in the photo are typical Atayal facial tattoos: the patterns beneath the lips are narrow and dark blue in color.”