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1923.86.194.1

Tattooing needles set into a wooden haft. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 02/09/2010]

1923.86.194.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tattooing needles set into a wooden haft. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 02/09/2010]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 225 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.86.194.1
Research and responses

For information about tattooing see Hose and McDougall, 'The Pagan Tribes of Borneo vol. I ', London : Macmillan and Co., 1912. Chapter 12. [JP 6/2/2001]

Also see: Charles Hose & R. Shelford, 'Materials for a study of Tatu in Borneo', J.R.A.I. vol. xxxvi, 1906. [CF 1/3/2001]

Search terms: Body Art, Tool, Tattooing Accessory, Body Art Accessory

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