Dayak Tattoo History

The word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian word / Tatu, which have the meaning signifies something. Tattoo or tattoos (English: tattoo) is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin. In technical terms, rajah is micro-pigment implantation. Rajah can be made on human or animal skin. Rajah in humans is a form of body modification, temporary tattoo of animals commonly used as an identification.

Rajah is a practice that is found almost everywhere with the function in accordance with local custom. Rajah formerly often used by the isolated tribes in an area in the world as the tagging region, degree, rank, even signify a person's health. Rajah widely used by man in Polynesia, the Philippines, Borneo, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, and China. Although in some circles is considered taboo tattoo, tattoo art remains a popular thing in the world.

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Tattoos are very rarely found in the knees. Yet there is also a tattoo on the knee in men and women that is usually made at the end of making a tattoo on the body. Tattoos are made on the knees and curled up to her calf like a snake, real or imitation dog called castings buvong asu.

Both tattoos on men and women, are traditionally made using orange spines long and gradually and then use some needle pieces all at once. What has not changed is the material making tattoos are usually using soot from the pot black.

"Because of that, tattoos are made of colorful, there is a green, yellow and red, certainly not the traditional tattoos that contain high filososfis meaning," said Yacobus Bayau Lung.

Colorful tattoos are made among the youth today, is merely decorative tattoos have no meaning nothing. Images and placement done haphazardly and carelessly. Tattoos like that have absolutely no religious value and appreciation, but only just for beauty, and even some who want to be perceived as a bully.