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Lawa Piheg, the last woman in the Atayal indigenous tribe with their traditional facial tattoos, died Saturday at the age of 97 in Miaoli County, according to local councilor Yuma Baisu.
Lawa was tattooed on her cheek and forehead when she was eight years old, although the custom had already been banned in Taiwan under Japanese rule.
She was featured in the 2018 documentary “The Marks of Honor – Atayal Facial Tattoos,” giving the oral history of the tribe’s tradition.
