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Return of the Headhunters: The Philippine Tattoo Revival  by Lars Krutak
Return of the Headhunters: The Philippine Tattoo Revival by Lars Krutak
Mark of Four Waves — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora
Elle Festin is the founder and leader of Tatak ng Apat na Alon (Photo by Roger Carter).
RETURN OF THE HEADHUNTERS: THE PHILIPPINE TATTOO REVIVAL | LARS KRUTAK
Traditional Ibaloi burik, drawing by Hans Meyer, ca. 1880. Many figurative designs such as lizards, snakes, scorpions, and anthropomorphs are incorporated into the overall burik design. Although many Ibaloi headhunters took heads home in their day, only the bravest warriors drank from the sacred rice wine and human brain beverage that would make them more powerful! It has been suggested that the sun-wheel (spiral) pattern placed on the backs of the hands functioned to invoke the protection o...
Return of the Headhunters: The Philippine Tattoo Revival  by Lars Krutak
Bontoc Igorot man, ca. 1900. The tattoos on his chest/arms are called a Chaklag. His facial markings indicate his status as a warrior of the highest rank.
Term used to refer of tattooed indigenous people in the Philippines?
Term used to refer of tattooed indigenous people in the Philippines? — Philippines , Pinoy brain , Pinoy Trivia , tattoe , Term used to refer of tattooed indigenous people in the Philippines? — Pinoy Brains