Ate Wamz in the Artist Studio
Date & Time
Thursday, October 30, 2025 and
Saturday, November 1, 2025
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
Included with admission:
FREE for Burke members
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Igorot tattoo practitioner Ate Wamz will present examples of her traditional Indigenous tattoo work and will chat with visitors about patterns from different tribes and countries. She will also demonstrate stenciling — drawing on skin with pine soot ink before tattooing. (No actual tattooing will occur in the Artist Studio.)
About the Artist
Ate Wamz is a traditional Igorot tattoo practitioner from the Benguet Kankana-ey and Kalanguya tribes in the Philippines. She does Batek, a traditional tattooing practice in the Philippines, particularly among Indigenous communities in the Cordillera region, which includes Benguet.
Learn more about her work on her website, on Instagram @atewamz, and on Facebook @Ate Wamz (Wilma Gaspili).
