Tattoo stamp [NO RESERVE!] - Aso - Iban Dayak - Indonesië

The art of tattooing is highly developed among the Dayak Tribes. They tattooed on their body, arm, fingers, feet and thighs. In addition, some Dayak men have tattoos on the throat as a symbol of courage. The designs are first incised on a wooden block and stamps on the skin, finely pricked/tattooed with a needle and painted. Tattoos serve as a magical protection to keep away bad spirits, a symbol of masculinity, success in warfare, combat identification and status. Both men and women have tattoos, especially the aristocrats.This unique iece of tattoo stamp/block is craft from 1 piece of wood. It shows one of the most famous traditional Aso motive of the DayakAlthough this piece shows signs of use it features fantastically rich incised decoration. Its dark-colored patina of the local ulin wood, indicating its considerable age, combined with its elegant design, make it an ethnographic object of great interest. There is another one in the Yale University art gallery in Conneticut USA displayed funny enuff listed as box lid. This a true collectors item!Height: 12cmWidth: 7cmDepth: 4cmHeight on stand: 18cm• The items will be carefully packaged and shipped within 1 working day with PostNL (including track & trace information)• Tracking will be updated on your Catawiki account once your package has been delivered. Check this regularly to prevent your package from being returned.• If a package is returned, the buyer is responsible for the shipping costs of the 2nd shipment.• Photos are part of the description and remain the property of Booker Trading.• The lot can be picked up by appointment in Zandvoort• If you have any questions about your package, please contact us via Catawiki's messaging service. • Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.• We do not mark merchandise values below auction value or mark items as 'gift'. International government regulations prohibit such behavior.• Please note that the images in our auctions are of the actual product and NOT stock photos. All our photos are professionally taken in our studio.


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