Tattooing Ink Bowl

P248

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P248
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden bowl for holding tattooing ink. Anthropomorphic shape with head carved at one end and four legs. Laveh.

Height 8.5 cm
Length 22.5 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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