Cards (42)

  • What were the functions of tattoos in Philippine culture?
    Rites of passage, adornments, talismans, indicators
  • Who chronicled Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage and referred to tattooed natives?
    Antonio Pigafetta
  • Which Jesuit missionary described the Visayans as tattooed from head to foot?
    Pedro Chirino
  • What collective term did Spaniards use for tattooed Visayans?
    Pintados
  • What is a temporary form of body art using henna dye?
    Henna Tattoo
  • Who proposed that tattoos move through systems of value?
    Arjun Appadurai
  • Who conceptualized the “social biography” of objects like tattoos?
    Igor Kopytoff
  • What is the term for tattoo in Kalinga culture?
    Batok / Batók
  • What is the Ibaloi term for tattoo, meaning “spotted”?
    Burik
  • What is the tattoo designation among the Ifugao and Bontoc?
    Chaklag
  • What term describes tattooed Visayans during the Spanish period?
    Pintados
  • What is the tattoo terminology among the Manobo people?
    Pangotoeb
  • What is the tattoo term among the Tagbanua of Palawan?
    Patik
  • What is the Austronesian root term widely used to denote tattooing?
    Batok
  • What expedition found a Christian named Juanes living with locals in 1565?
    Miguel de Legazpi Expedition
  • What province is known as the seat of Ibaloi culture?
    Benguet
  • In which town were tattooed mummies discovered?
    Kabayan
  • What artifact represents ancient Filipino belief in the afterlife?
    Manunggul Jar
  • What are the tattooed mummified remains found in Benguet caves called?
    Kolong or Dungon (Ibaloi Mummies)
  • What is the name of the Benguet mummy known for elaborate tattoos?
    Appo Anno
  • What 1896 illustration shows Ibaloi tattoo motifs of war and prestige?
    Ibaloi Burik Illustration
  • What does the sun tattoo represent in Philippine mythology?
    Kaluwalhatian (Sky World)
  • What are the birds surrounding the sun tattoo in Visayan tradition?
    Tigmamanukin / Sarimanok
  • What is the Austronesian term meaning “fearless”?
    Bagani
  • What is the Tagalog derivative of “bagani,” meaning “hero”?
    Bayani
  • What is the Malay equivalent of “bagani”?
    Berani
  • What is the Javanese term signifying bravery?
    Wani
  • What is the Tagalog verb form of “wani,” meaning “to plead or supplicate”?
    Makiwani
  • Who is the warrior figure responsible for acts of justice and vengeance?
    Bahani
  • Which ethnolinguistic group is associated with the Bahani warrior?
    Manobo
  • What is the chest tattoo of Bontoc men reserved for?
    Warriors and headhunters
  • What tattoo design represents a crocodile’s jaw?
    Bangut
  • What tattoo design represents crocodile scales?
    Labid
  • What is the tattooing practice for warriors in Kalinga called?
    Pagbabatuk
  • Who is the oldest living traditional tattoo artist from Kalinga?
    Apo Whang-Od
  • What plant is used as a tattooing needle in Benguet?
    Maguey (Cactus plant)
  • What is the Bontoc tattooing instrument with ten steel needles called?
    Bontoc Tattoo Instrument
  • What belief associates tattoos with longevity and prestige?
    Ibaloi Belief
  • Who was the tattooed tribal man from Mindanao exhibited in England?
    Prince Giolo
  • Who asserted that Pintados’ tattoos served as psychological warfare?
    William Henry Scott