Tattoo Pattern
CG180790-8163
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | CG180790-8163 |
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. Design appears to be a double aso (dog) motif: heads with eyes at the sides, sinuous bodies curving towards the center, which is occupied by a flower or rosette. Probably for a man's forearm or thigh. |
Length | 13.3 cm |
Width | 5.1 cm |
Thickness | 0.9 cm |
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