Tattoo Pattern
CG180790-8172
From: Borneo | Sarawak
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | CG180790-8172 |
| 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. The motif appears to be a simplified version of the Kayan aso (dog) design. Similar to a design illustrated by Hose and Shelford as an example of a "Sea-Dayak [Iban] modification of the dog design." |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 6.1 cm |
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