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.

Nama tāpiringa: 1991.70 Whakahounga o Mua: 10 Sept 2026
Ingoa Kē

Au sogi aso

Tattoo implement

Wāhi
Auckland/New Zealand
Wāhi Hāngai

Samoa/Pacific

Accession Number

1991.70

Rā Tāpiringa

30 Apr 1991

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

53803 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Au sogi aso, tattoo implement, Samoa, 53803, Cultural Permissions Apply
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