implement, tattoo

human history

Tattoo implement, pig tusk, turtle shell, wood

This tattoo instrument is a chisel for making holes in the skin for the pigment to enter. This chisel is made of wood with nylon binding the iron tip holding the serrated bone teeth to the end.

Accession number: 1991.70 Last Update: 10 Sept 2026
Other Name

Au sogi aso

Tattoo implement

Place
Auckland/New Zealand
Associated Place

Samoa/Pacific

Accession Number

1991.70

Accession Date

30 Apr 1991

Other Id

53803 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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