This is my Jeepney ride, the “Tatak Ng Apat Na Alon Tribe”. A group of people who’s working on to revive the Filipino traditions in Tattoo.
The Tatak Ng Apat Na Alon Tribe has about 40 members (then, 100 members now in the present and that does not include all the candidates to join). Most have been tattooed in the modern way, with tattoo machines. Some have gotten traditional hand worked tattoos. The traditional tattooing method involves the tattooist smearingthe skin with a mixture of soot and sugarcane juice. If sugarcane juice isn’t available other substances such as lard or hen’s dung can be used. The skin is then rapidly poked with the tattooing instrument, which ranges from the pointed metal pieces used by the PINTADOS, to the pieces of sharpened wood used by the kankanay tribe from Central Benguet. The tribe’s conscious individual and group efforts to revive and experiment with indigenous tattooing traditions of the Philippines have resulted in the revitalization of these indelible traditions with new design concepts. Elle Festin (Tribe) states, “We want to revive traditional tattooing and make it a norm for the Filipino youth of today. Because without this knowledge, there will be no ‘true’ history of our people.
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yes they are seem to be doing very good but I cannot get my tattoo done without going to america & I live in australia so I was thinking maybe they would able to make a Brother tribe in australia??? please write back thanks
Hey Bro, try to go to their site and answer all their questionnaire and email it back to them, maybe they can give you the design and make an arrangement to them. You dont know man maybe they will allow you to start their tribe chapter and your the leader. They also have chapter in Hawaii its more closer to Australia.
http://www.apat-na-alon-tribe.com
goodluck bro.
just some info we do have a chapter in Australia, and we are planning a trip to Austalia in the future.
i was wondering do you have to be a full filipino to get those type of tattoos or what? because im half mexican and half filipino and want to keep the culture alive in my family, sadly me and my father are the only ones that are into the filipino culture.
do you know if there is a chapter in sacramento,california?
@Rob:
I think you don’t need to be full blooded Filipino to have this tattoo as long as you have a Filipino blood and proud of it they will let you inked with that. They have a lot of chapter in California, San Jose, San Diego, Berkely but I’m not too sure in Sacramento.
okay cool thanks bro. hey when they ask for a zodiac sign like earth, wind, fire and water. what would a scorpio be?
@Rob:
As far as I know everything is all depend to your personality, they will ask you a lot of thing about yourself and through that they will know what design they need to put in to your skin.
Btw thanks for stopping by, I hope you keep on checking my site and share your Tattoo here once your done.
hey thanks for the help! but yeah i will share with you guys my tattoo. i already have one filipino tattoo. so when everything is done i will share!. just hoping this fire season will die down so i will have time to get the tat
So many ideas are triggered by your post. Thanks for the info.
im filipino, and i’m glad that tatak is bringing up awareness of the culture through tattoo, and the importance of unity among filipinos. Yet, you’re club is exclusive to few filipinos. How does one join your club without being to “clique-ish”? I am still interested in joining this club.
dammn bro nice website, i wanna get inked in japan because im stationed here and its gonna be a while till i get stationed state side, have any ideas where i can get it here, ung mura aiiteeezzz…thanks a lot..
hey do you know if there is any chapeter in the los angeles county area?also i know i have family from sinait and manilla and i was wondering if there was anything that can help me find out more about my roots and my past.
thanks
Sir do you have a contact number or a place here in the Philippines.
does anyone have info on the chapter in australia?
looking to get some pinoy pride inked..
Any info will be heaps of help.
ey guys, i was just wondering if you guys have a chapter in jacksonville, fl.. ive been reading about apat na alon tribe for a bit now and i’ve got real intrested.. lookin forward to hear back. not only the tattoos look great but the whole aspect of spreading pinoy art is great..
ey guys, i was just wondering if you guys have a chapter in jacksonville, fl.. ive been reading about apat na alon tribe for a bit now and i’ve got real intrested.. lookin forward to hear back. not only the tattoos look great but the whole aspect of spreading pinoy art is great..
Rob,
I know this is a little late but if u are still wondering what zodiac sign a scorpio is its water. I am just finishing my TNANA questionnaire & i too am a scorpio. Peace brah.
Ps. I aim to send my questionnaire, get my design, hopefully find a contact for the TNANA chapter here in Oz then either get it done here or fly back to the fili. Whichever way, i want to get it done by hand using the traditional method of hammering with the sharpened wood technique, just as our ancestors did.
if ANYONE can aid my course with a contact here in Australia or even back in the homeland (preferably south, near Negros) please speak! Any help would be appreciated..
Pado.
Just wondering…I’m off to the phils again for my best friends wedding this July the 4.
If I were to send the request for the Anak ng Apat na Alon Tribe tattoo, where are they based? Are there any tattoo parlors based in Phiippines or are they all in the States.
It will be much appriciated if someone can provide me some answers, Thank you!
Hi Guys!
I have been wanting to get a tattoo for a very long time now but I am waiting for my US visa since from what I know they only have shops in the US.
Do they have a shop here in the Philippines?
Thanks!
hey bro!! im from cebu i reli want to have my own pattern..based on my own personality and ancestry… but how,where do i begin?? help me understand bro… tanx!!
sir can you help me translate a design for me. i wanted to do my visayan heritage in my arm, my ancestors are from aklan and i wanted to have the symbols of bravery (or wich ever is closer, like warrior), health, faith to god & love of family. thanks, appreciate your time.
Dennis
Pasig city
i want to know where abouts is the chapter in san diego i would like to get inked and want to know my ancestry….
i’m wanting some ink done and dont know much about my background i need to ask my fam,also where in san diego can i get inked……