the most striking tattoos the legs from thigh to ankle, the choice of the prince of Muong Line described above. Others were tattooed from the thigh to the knee, also common among the princes of Lan Na and Luang Prabang, or on the upper arm or on the shoulders. Those who were extensively tattooed could make an impressive display by wearing their sarongs [pah-soe] folded, twisted and tucked up high between the thighs so that most of the leg and thigh were visible. Some men had their stomachs and buttoccks tattooed, and in the case of some charismatic spirit doctors, their whole bodies, a process that took several weeks.