Tattoo Pattern

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. The two arms and tail suggest a simplified version of the pattern that Furness identifies as the motif of the scorpion (kala) used by the Iban of the Rejang River. See also the "SeaDayak modification of the dog design. But known as "scorpion" (kala) illustrated by Hose and Shelford.