Girls were first tatooed when they had mastered the domestic arts of weaving and sewing. Men underwent tattooing when they completed the 'rite of manhood'. In this rite, men went alone into the forest to kill a wild boar.
這個故事流傳下來，形成泰雅族的習俗：女子要學織布、縫衣，男子須會狩獵，在有了成果後，方可刺青。