Tattooing Needle
50-21-126
From: Samoa Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-21-126 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Samoan |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bone | Wood | Peel |
| Description | Thirteen teeth. Cf. 50-21-125. The plate and "comb" appear to be of the same material (boar ivory). The plate is incised with parallel lines. Broken. See 50-21-149 and 150. |
| Length | 23 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Depth | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950 |
| Other Number | L-9-126 - Old Loan Number |
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