But These Tribal Tattoos are Legit.
May 29, 2014 12:29 PM Subscribe
Reviving the art of Filipino tribal tattoos "For more than eight decades, Whang-Od has been inking the headhunting warriors and women of her Kalinga tribe.
Using the traditional "tapping" style, dating back a thousand years, she hammers ink into the skin using the spike of a calmansi (lime) tree attached to a bamboo stick that has been dipped in wet charcoal."
Filipino tribal tattoos are *a thing* for 2nd generation Filipino-Americans, but you wouldn't ever find those tattoos amongst urban locals who grew up here. IMHO it actually can be a quick visual short-hand to tell members of the diaspora apart from the locals even before anyone starts speaking.
Ironically, the most culturally active Filipino-Canadians I know are 2nd generation Filipinos who can't speak Tagalog or any other dialect, and yet they perform at Filipino indigenous dance groups, have a few tribal tattoos, and so on. The passions, identities, and politics of the diaspora are very different from those of the home culture.
Filipino tribal tattoos are *a thing* for 2nd generation Filipino-Americans, but you wouldn't ever find those tattoos amongst urban locals who grew up here. IMHO it actually can be a quick visual short-hand to tell members of the diaspora apart from the locals even before anyone starts speaking.
Ironically, the most culturally active Filipino-Canadians I know are 2nd generation Filipinos who can't speak Tagalog or any other dialect, and yet they perform at Filipino indigenous dance groups, have a few tribal tattoos, and so on. The passions, identities, and politics of the diaspora are very different from those of the home culture.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Reads more like a post for your personal blog than mefi, sorry. -- mathowie
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