Ancient Philippine Tattoo

October 29, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Hawaiʻi Campus, PI'O PI'O HALE (Building 389-B)

In conjunction with Filipino American History Month, the Division of Student Affairs is sponsoring a guest lecture and workshop series with Lane Wilcken.

Lane is an author and cultural practitioner of the ancient arts of the Philippines with an emphasis on indigenous hand-tap tattoos as a spiritual practice. He has been recognized by many in the Filipino American community as an mambabatek or traditional tattoo practitioner. His practice of batek (tattoo) is done as a ritual and applied with tools that are handicrafted by him made of wood, horn, bone and thorns.

Lane is author of two books, Filipino Tattoos: Ancient to Modern and The Forgotten Children of Maui: Filipino Myths, Tattoos, and Rituals of a Demigod.


Event Sponsor
Division of Student Affairs, Hawaiʻi Campus

More Information
Jeanne Batallones, 934-2615, jbatallo@hawaii.edu

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