Miri Tattoo Festival 2023

Miri Tattoo Festival 2023

A TATTOO FESTIVAL USING THE THEME OF BORNEO’S WEALTH OF TRADITIONAL TATTOO ART AND CULTURE

The tattoo party this time will be held at Coco Cabana Miri in accordance with the traditional theme that does not use air conditioning and the atmosphere of the foyer of Rumah Ulu Mulu still maintains the use of wood carvings as the basis of construction. For the first time, the Miri Traditional Carving Art Association emphasizes the original art/culture of the Dayak tribe in Borneo. In addition to tattooing, there are also other activities such as Kuntau performance (Dayak martial art), traditional music performance using Sape, Bebiau, and Pampat Drums, Handicraft Shop from Sarawak natives, and a parade using traditional Dayak clothing around Coco Cabana.

For the first time, the tattoo party this time emphasizes the traditional Borneo tattoo beauty contest which the Borneo tattoo category beauty contest has never been held anywhere in the world. Apart from the traditional beauty tattoo competition (a tattoo process that does not use modern tattoo machines), this festival also holds a tattoo competition that uses machines but has “Borneo” elements. This will foster the interest and creativity of tattoo artists not only in tattoo patterns but in carving patterns on walls, house pillars, shapes, and others. In addition to that, the Miri Traditional Carving Art Association also held a traditional dress beauty contest for men and women with the aim of making the contestants wear their traditional clothes and love the culture of their respective tribes.

O objetivo principal deste festival é que as pessoas jovens e a comunidade presentes sejam apaixonadas pelas suas tradições respectivas e não exibam culturas estrangeiras em um mundo tão sofisticado. Além disso, este festival é realizado para estimular o interesse da comunidade pelas costumes que existem na Borneo. Em termos de higiene, os artistas de tatuagem mostrarão um método seguro durante o processo de tatuagem, de modo que não haja infecção na tatuagem que é cortada. Além disso, com uma festa de tatuagem assim, a sociedade não julgará as tatuagens como crimes, mas as tatuagens são uma arte cultural Dayak para gerações. OooooHaaaa