Object Number | P216 |
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. Pattern may be a crude version of an Iban design for the front of a man's throat. |
Length | 7 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Thickness | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
Other Number | 10 - Other Number |
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