Tattoo Pattern

CG180790-8163

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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