Object Number | P229 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kayan |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Date Made | Before 1897 |
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. Written on wood, presumably by collector: "Ulun orang" = head of a prawn. Resembles a pattern identified by Hose and Shelford as "A Sea-Dayak modification of the dog design." |
Length | 5 cm |
Width | 24.3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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