Besides
the Khmer script tattoo, the other prominent tattoo on Angelina's back
is the Bengal Tiger tattoo. The tattoo spreads 30 centimeters long and
20 centimeters wide and was commissioned to commemorate her Cambodian
citizenship. According to press report, it took Sompong Kanphai, the tattoo artist, 2
hours to complete the design which was done in Bangkok in 2004. It took
two hours to complete the tattoo because Angelina opted for a
traditional Thai tattooing style. Purely by hand, the tattoo artist
maneuvered a long needle that glides inside a hollow tube, delicately inking the skin manually. While tattooing, the tattoo artist chanted ancient Buddhist hymn to bless the tattoo.
