The Bontoc describe three types of tattoos: The chaklag, the tattooed chest of the head taker; pongo, the tattooed arms of men and women; and fatĕk, for all other tattoos of both sexes. Women were tattooed on the arms only, which they did to enhance their beauty or to signify their readiness for marriage.

A few elders of the Bontoc and Kalinga people retain tattoos up to today; but they are believed to be extinct among the Kankanaey, Apayao, Ibaloi, and other Cordilleran ethnic groups. Despite this, tattoo designs are preserved among the mummies of the Cordilleran peoples.

2012年11月23日 · But back in 1900, just before American authorities outlawed headhunting, tattoo was to be seen everywhere, especially among the Bontoc Igorot, Kalinga, and Ifugao peoples. Bontoc is derived from two local words, “bun” (heap) and “tuk” (top), which together mean “mountains.”

2003年1月26日 · The Bontoc describe three types of tattoos: The chak-lag′, the tattooed chest of the head taker; pong′-o, the tattooed arms of men and women; and fa′-tĕk, for all other tattoos of both sexes. Women were tattooed on the arms only.

To determine the cultural significance of tattoos to the Bontoks, the descriptive survey investigation was used to explore the tribe’s physical and socio-cultural practice of tattooing (fatek); discover the changes in the practice and perceptions of tattoo as well as its implication in the traditional and contemporary Bontoc society.

Tattoos worn by the Bontoc Igorot men symbolized the number of human heads taken during a headhunting raid. The chaklag tattoo, usually a design going upward from each nipple, and curving outward onto the shoulder and region of the upper arms, symbolizes the number of fresh trophy heads taken during inter-tribal raids and battles.

2024年1月15日 · The Bontoc people use the term "fatek," the Ifugao refer to it as "bátok," and Ilocano, Ibaloy, Lepanto, and Sagada Igorots use "bátek." Additionally, the Kankanaey people have their version, calling it "bátak." This linguistic landscape mirrors the intricate designs found in the tattoos themselves.

2017年10月29日 · Tattooing was prevalent during the pre-Hispanic and early colonial period in the Philippines. The practice was common among the Bontok, Ifugao and Kalinga people, the major warrior groups in the Cordillera, in the 16th century. “Batok” is the general term for tattoos.

2018年12月30日 · Fatek is the native tattoo of Cordillera and Bontoc. In Kalinga, it is called Batek and the Ibaloy’s call it Fatok. These words are from the sound of the stick used for tattooing. It is a sophisticated tradition that can only be performed by indigenous people …

The Bontoc describe three types of tattoos: The chaklag, the tattooed chest of the head taker; pongo, the tattooed arms of men and women; and fatĕk, for all other tattoos of both sexes. Women were tattooed on the arms only, which they did to enhance their beauty or to signify their readiness for marriage.