Object Number | P218 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iban |
Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
Date Made | 19th century CE |
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. Pattern (pantang peru) for the front of an Iban man's throat. Almost a duplicate of a Sea Dayak [Iban] throat design illustrated by Hose and Shelford. |
Length | 9.9 cm |
Width | 4.1 cm |
Thickness | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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