Tattoo Pattern

Object Number:

P225

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Kayan

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.

Length:

49.5cm

Width:

5cm

Other Number:

106

Other Number

[Book] Furness, William H. 1902. The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters. : Page/Fig./Plate: 148