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About Dayak Borneo Tattoo (Iban)

Iban Dayak tattoo is the most narrative-loaded warrior marking tradition in island Southeast Asia. Each tattoo is earned — a bunga terung rosette on the throat for crossing rivers, kelingai dog-tooth on the thigh for courage, finger-joint marks for completed deeds. Hand-tapped with bone needle and soot ink on the longhouse veranda, these scrolls and rosettes turn a man's body into a living map of his bejalai journey.

This design system channels that veranda atmosphere: iron-bark night grounds, soot-charcoal tattoo lines, warm skin-ochre surfaces, and rust-red ceremonial accents. Typography is carved and monumental. Every curve echoes the scroll tendrils and fern spirals that Iban artists tap into skin.

Learn more about the Dayak Borneo Tattoo (Iban) style

Origin
Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Era
pre-1700s ancestral; documented 1898–1912; revived 1990s
Key figures
Charles Hose · Eddie David · Lars Krutak · Pang Joong
Movements
Iban bejalai warrior tattoo tradition · Sarawak Dayak material culture · hand-tap kabang tattoo guild

Dayak Borneo Tattoo (Iban) design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

CinzelHeadings
Cormorant GaramondBody
JetBrains MonoMono
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