Tattoo Pattern
CG180790-8166
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | CG180790-8166 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Flat piece of wood carved to leave a pattern in high relief. The block is inked and pressed onto the skin as a guide for the tattooing. Man's tattoo. Design is what Hose and Shelford identify as a "Kayan dog design (udoh asu) for thighs of men," Furness identifies it as the Kenyah "kala asu,' or "scorpion dog design." A single pattern, for a man's forearm or thigh. |
Length | 9.5 cm |
Width | 5.6 cm |
Thickness | 0.8 cm |
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