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Maybe this will unusually unheard among Nations with huge Muslim populations around the world, but Indonesian people till today still hold the tattoos tradition at high regard. Various Indonesian cultures and traditions have a tradition or in some way encourage tattoos among their peoples. The variety of culture and beliefs in Indonesian archipelago inspired the peoples till today to use visual elements, concepts and ideas from its cultural heritage, decorative and traditional motives and ornaments, deities, legendary character, shadow puppet characters, and variety of Indonesian tribal designs.
Animism and Polytheism, which were the original religion in Indonesia, influenced a lot of modern Indonesian tattoo art and design, as well as Hindu, Buddhism, Shamanism.
The tradition of tattooing in Indonesia also continues from the original tattoo tradition from Mentawai and Dayak Borneo Kalimantan, also learning traditional tattoo motives which almost disappeared from Papua, Lesser Sunda Archipelago (or known as Nusa Tenggara: Sumba, Rote Island, Flores and surrounding), as well as from Sulawesi, Nias Island, Batak Sumatera or designing Neo-Tribal custom motive.
One of famous tattoo tradition in Indonesia came all the way from Siberut Island of Mentawai archipelago in light of Mentawai Tattoo Revival project – a non-commercial project realized independently to survive and revive the culture and tradition of Mentawai tribe tattoo from its disappearance. Furthermore, the project also provides tattoo workshop directly in the middle of Mentawai. They would directly continue and complete the tattooing of Sikerei and their community members, to become Sipatiti (a professional tattoo artist in Mentawai) and to introduce it throughout Indonesia and internationally.
A lot of Indonesian tattoo community too give supports to the tattoo tradition of Dayak Borneo Kalimantan tribes independently or in collaboration with Dayak Youth Community in Jakarta, as well learning and introduce them to Indonesian community and globally.
here is the pics
Mentawai tribesman, with their notorious tattoos pattern
Garuda, the National emblems of Indonesia has become a famous design among tattoos artist
Javanese culture in the past has a tradition of tattooing too, but has became rare when Islam comes and spread around 14 to 16 century, but in the recent times a lot of younger tradition trying to revive the old tradition back
Animism and Polytheism, which were the original religion in Indonesia, influenced a lot of modern Indonesian tattoo art and design, as well as Hindu, Buddhism, Shamanism.
The tradition of tattooing in Indonesia also continues from the original tattoo tradition from Mentawai and Dayak Borneo Kalimantan, also learning traditional tattoo motives which almost disappeared from Papua, Lesser Sunda Archipelago (or known as Nusa Tenggara: Sumba, Rote Island, Flores and surrounding), as well as from Sulawesi, Nias Island, Batak Sumatera or designing Neo-Tribal custom motive.
One of famous tattoo tradition in Indonesia came all the way from Siberut Island of Mentawai archipelago in light of Mentawai Tattoo Revival project – a non-commercial project realized independently to survive and revive the culture and tradition of Mentawai tribe tattoo from its disappearance. Furthermore, the project also provides tattoo workshop directly in the middle of Mentawai. They would directly continue and complete the tattooing of Sikerei and their community members, to become Sipatiti (a professional tattoo artist in Mentawai) and to introduce it throughout Indonesia and internationally.
A lot of Indonesian tattoo community too give supports to the tattoo tradition of Dayak Borneo Kalimantan tribes independently or in collaboration with Dayak Youth Community in Jakarta, as well learning and introduce them to Indonesian community and globally.
here is the pics
Mentawai tribesman, with their notorious tattoos pattern
Garuda, the National emblems of Indonesia has become a famous design among tattoos artist
Javanese culture in the past has a tradition of tattooing too, but has became rare when Islam comes and spread around 14 to 16 century, but in the recent times a lot of younger tradition trying to revive the old tradition back
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