Tattoo Pattern
| Object Number: | CG180790-8167 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Borneo Sarawak |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Length: | 12.3 cm |
| Width: | 6 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.9 cm |
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. Pattern for a man's tattoo. Design is a simplified version of what Hose and Shelford identify as a "Kayan dog design (udoh asu) for thighs of men," and Furness identifies as the Kenyah "kala asu,' or "scorpion dog design," A single pattern, for a man's forearm or thigh.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Furness, William H. 1902. The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-lore.. Philadelphia. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Illustration following p. 148, Nos. 9 and 15 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Article] Shelford, R., and Hose, Charles. 1906. "Materials for a Study of Tatu in Borneo". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. XXXVI. pg. 1-48 Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate VI, Fig. 1 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Book] McDougall, William, and Hose, Charles. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.. London. Macmillan and Company. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate 136, Fig. 1 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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