Tattoo block 4

Old Dayak tattoo block , carved with dragon motif.

Good patina from use.

Nieuwenhuis in 1897 collected some blocks with exactly the same motif.

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See RV 1308-342

See also Quer Durch Borneo- part 1 plate 96.

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Stand included

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around 1900

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Size:  8 cm high ( without stand)

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SOLD