Vienna, 17 July 2025 — On 17 July 2025, the vibrant cultural journey of Ate Wamz—the renowned indigenous tattoo artist and cultural bearer—began in Vienna. ENFiD‑Austria warmly welcomed her with a Bienvenida Dinner featuring a Tattoo Session, a fitting homage to her craft as a mambabatok, preserving the Batok (traditional hand-tap tattoo) tradition of the Philippine Cordilleras. Ate Wamz, also known as Wilma Gaspili, hails from the Kankana-ey/Kalanguya tribes of Benguet and has been a passionate cultural ambassador since 2018. Her work is deeply rooted in ancestral techniques, utilizing lemon-thorn…
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