Tattoo Pattern
CG180790-8161
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | CG180790-8161 |
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. Appears to be a simplified version of the Kayan aso (dog) design. The sinuous body, in particular, resembles that of a dog motif in beadwork illustrated by Ernest E. Haddon in "The Dog-motif in Bornean Art." A single design, for a man's forearm or thigh. See also P207. |
Length | 8.6 cm |
Width | 6.4 cm |
Thickness | 1 cm |
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