PAMANA ng LuzViMinda

Team PAMANA!

cestquoiaware — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:08:46 -0400

Team PAMANA!

Full size poster! I can’t wait to pick this up tomorrow!!!...

cestquoiaware — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:34:37 -0400

Full size poster! I can’t wait to pick this up tomorrow!!! @pamanacanada #production2013

Legit. @ling_dlp and I have the best seats in the house....

cestquoiaware — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:30:07 -0400

Legit. @ling_dlp and I have the best seats in the house. @pamanacanada

Backstage pass! PAMANA dancers rippin’ up the stage....

cestquoiaware — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:26:26 -0400

Backstage pass! PAMANA dancers rippin’ up the stage. @pamanacanada #weareawesome

Photo

cestquoiaware — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:33:37 -0400

PAMANA: The Stage Production - TICKETS NOW ON SALE

cestquoiaware — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:53:09 -0500

Dance class

cestquoiaware — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:14:59 -0500

Dance class

Tinikling on January 26, 2013.

cestquoiaware — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:59:14 -0500

Tinikling on January 26, 2013.

traditionalphilippines: Ballet Philippines

the-unrealworld — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:21:44 -0400

traditionalphilippines:

Ballet Philippines

devidsketchbook: Jake Verzosa - The Last Tattooed Women of...

cestquoiaware — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:03:21 -0400

devidsketchbook:

Jake Verzosa - The Last Tattooed Women of Kalinga

eskrimadores: The Kalinga - Headhunters of the Northern...

cestquoiaware — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:01:02 -0400

Kalinga Warriors

Kalinga head axe

Kalinga warriors with sheilds and spears

eskrimadores:

The Kalinga - Headhunters of the Northern Cordilleras

Kalinga is one of the landlocked provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region in North Luzon. Its people, the Kalingas, are one of the major ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines. They are composed of 48 indigenous tribes believed to be descendants of Austronesians who migrated to the islands thousands of years ago.

They are well known as fierce warriors and worst of all as headhunters. Their province also called Kalinga carries the infamous reputation of being a place of headhunting and tribal wars. The name of the province means headhunter, fighter, or enemy in the Ibanag and Itawes dialects, coined from the time when men from each tribe went on headhunting rampages to prove their bravery. In old Kalinga tradition, headhunting was a ritual and a man who kills and brings home a head, jaw, orfinger of a victim from other tribes is tattooed and hailed as warrior hero. According to scholars, Spanish and American colonists used the term Kalinga to mark the regions occupied by the warlike headhunters and up to now the connotation persists.

The warlike nature of the tribe is due to a Kalinga belief in “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”. When one member of their tribe falls, they exact revenge upon whoever was involved in a very violent manner. The Kalinga would behead whoever was responsible and then receive a new tattoo to commemorate their feat.

The Kalinga weapons are similar to the Igorots, their Cordilleran neighbors. They use a specific axe for head hunting purposes. It is used to sever the head from the neck and spinal chord. They often attack with a long spear and shield before using their edged weapons. They also use a type of bolo for fighting as well that is common among related tribes.

They may no longer be headhunters, but their tribal legacy still persists and the government of the Philippines intervenes at times to pacify warring tribes.

Video

cestquoiaware — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:08:00 -0400

kapwacollective: Read more about: The Last Kalinga Tattoo...

cestquoiaware — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:46:03 -0400

Tattooed Kalinga women waiting for a portrait at the Batok Festival

Dawn at Buscalan village

Gifts of seed beads always please elders

Lars Krutak and Whang Od relaxing in the cold mountain air of Buscalan with a hot cup of Kalinga coffee.

kapwacollective:

Read more about: The Last Kalinga Tattoo Artist of The Philippines and The Kalinga Batok (Tattoo) Festival - by Lars Krutak, Tattoo Anthropologist

irenedc: Ati-atihan.

the-unrealworld — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:25:04 -0400

irenedc:

Ati-atihan.

Photo

cestquoiaware — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:54:00 -0400

Photo

the-unrealworld — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:28:02 -0400

untitled by cetch1 on Flickr.

the-unrealworld — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:28:19 -0400

untitled by cetch1 on Flickr.

Pistahan Parade 2012 by spieri_sf on Flickr.The Pistahan...

the-unrealworld — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:23:51 -0400

Pistahan Parade 2012 by spieri_sf on Flickr.

The Pistahan Festival is a celebration of Filipino culture, art, dance, music, and food in San Francisco. Photos from the parade on Market Street. #pistahansf

Traditional Filipino dancing - Jungle Restaurant, Mactan, Cebu...

the-unrealworld — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:16:17 -0400

Traditional Filipino dancing - Jungle Restaurant, Mactan, Cebu by Matt Wilkie - Cebu Expat on Flickr.

DSC_9951 by michaelocana.com on Flickr.Event : Bohol...

the-unrealworld — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:24:45 -0400

DSC_9951 by michaelocana.com on Flickr.

Event : Bohol Sandugo Festival 2012
Location : Bohol Philippines
Date : Jul 28, 2012