For the Mentawai people, the tattoo also has a function as a symbol of nature's balance. They believe that objects such as rocks, animals, and plants have souls, so they should be enshrined in body. The function of the other tattoo is a beauty, so they are also free to tattoo her body in accordance with his beliefs.
The position of the tattoo is set by the trust Mentawai tribe, "Arat Sabulungan". The term comes from the word “sa (se) "or a sequence, as well as" bulung "or leaves. A set of leaves arranged in a circle made of palm shoots, or thatch, which is believed to have magical power "kere" or "ketse". This is then used as a medium of worship " Tai Kabagat Koat " (Lord of the Sea), "Tai Ka-leleu" (spirits of forests and mountains), and "Tai Ka Manua" (spirit of the clouds).
Arat Sabulungan used in every ceremony of birth, marriage, medical treatment, moving house, and making tattoos. When boys enter puberty, age 11-12 years, parents call the "sikerei" and "rimata" (chieftain). They will negotiate to determine the day and month of implementation of the tattooing. After that, choose "sipatiti" or tattoo-artist, the wages of a pig. Tattooing beginning with the ceremonial "punen enegat", aka initiation ceremony led "sikerei" in "puturukat" (gallery-owned "sipatiti").
Body of boy who would then tattooed it began to be drawn by a stick. Sketches on the body is then pierced with a needle-stemmed wood. Wood shaft is slowly being beaten with clubs to insert dye into the skin layer. Dye used was a mixture of banana leaves and coconut shell charcoal.
Tattoos initial, or "paypay sakoyuan", performed at the base of the arm. When he was a mature, tattoo continued with the pattern "durukat" in the chest, "titi takep" in hand, "titi rere" in the thigh and leg, "titi puso" in the upper abdomen, then "titi teytey" at the waist and back.
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