WORLDWIDE | Tuesday, 8 November 2011 | Views [2563]
Pak Gai, an elder of Dayak Iban tribe show his traditional tattoo. Ibanese tattoo have a similar pattern with the flowers and animal in the forest. It represent the dependence between people and nature. But now, this local knowledge must facing modernity. Young people migrate to other land. They prefer to use modern tattoo. As this traditional tattoo may be threatened to lost, so does the local knowledge. I hope, the next generation will re-learn this local wisdom.
