The Halls of InkThe Hall of Indigenous Traditions
Hand tapped tattooing is one of humanity's oldest unbroken art forms. Marks made by hand, struck into the skin, carried across thousands of years. These are the living traditions, and the artists who keep them.
IIbanBorneo, SarawakThe flower beneath the collarbone, worn for the journey.10 artistsIITā mokoMāori, Aotearoa, New ZealandCarved, not punctured. The face that tells the lineage.10 artistsIIIBatokKalinga, PhilippinesEarned in soot and thorn, struck by hand in the mountains.4 artistsIVTitiMentawai, Siberut, IndonesiaThe marks that keep the world in balance.2 artistsVPaiwanTaiwanThe hundred pace viper, worn by the daughters of chiefs.1 artistVIKākauHawaiian, HawaiʻiTo strike and to place. Genealogy written in bone.1 artistVIIKakiniitInuit, the ArcticSewn in soot and sinew, worn by the women of the Arctic.5 artistsVIIIHand TappedPacific and Island Southeast AsiaThe struck instrument. The oldest way to mark the skin.4 artists