The Dayak Iban community is inseparable from the tradition of tattooing the body, body tattoos apart from being a characteristic are also a symbol of the courage of the people of Iban, well the most famous in the Dayak Iban tribal community with their taton are the people of Sungai Utik village.
Tattoos in the past were used to identify the Dayak people of Iban, during tribal wars, the tattoos were later used to identify who the opponents were and who were friends in tribal warfare. According to the community of the Utik river tattoos besides being a body decoration, could also be a symbol that someone had do something “to a man” Suppose he killed him.
After the end of the tribal war, tattoos were made to remember the places of marriage because at that time not everyone dared to leave and leave his residence.
Even though tattoos are used to remember places of special place that were visited by Dayak Iban people, the form of tattoos or pictures turned out not to be a scattering of places visited but tattoos commonly used by the community of Iban in general.
There are several forms of tattoos that are commonly used by the community, referring to tattoos that were once used by the ancestors of the Iban people. Pictures of tattoos that are often used by Dayak people include carving degug, kalapah, bilun, ketam, itit and tarum, one of the most famous and often found is a tattoo with a degug motif, the motif of tattoo degug is a symbol of the identity of the Dayak iban community, dileher front. Round shape extending from the neck down to under the chin,
Kalapah and bilun are symbols of human form. Kalapah is usually tattooed on the thigh, while bilun is in the calf.
It is a picture of crabs that are clamping, generally in the form of twins on the left and right backs. Similar to the planets, eggplant flowers are also a twin image between the top of the chest and the left shoulder.
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How do I become a Local Guides to promote Indonesian tourism (Indonesia Travel Bucket List Stories : Local Guides X Indonesian Ministry Of Tourism)
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I along with the team explored 8 destinations that are rarely exposed in Indonesia. I was officially invited to collaborate because I am a co-founder of Indonesia’s largest media on Instagram, @ExploreIndonesia, and also I am an alumni of the 2017 Local Guides Summit who are very active in helping local tourism in my residential areas, Sidoarjo and Surabaya.
Not only that, my job there is to photograph the beauty of the natural, cultural and regional heritage there. But it also helps to update the location with updated points of tourist attractions on Google Maps with the Local Guides program and Street View Trusted Photographer so that it will get maximum results.
My goal for sharing this story is to show my experience when traveling to unique places in Indonesia. And also helps provide insight to other global Local Guides friends. So, I will write my stories through the title “Indonesia Travel Bucket List Stories”.
Hopefully, one day, officially, @ExploreIndonesia and the Google Local Guides program also Google Maps can collaborate in Indonesia.