Tattooing implement

Description

Tattooing implement comprising a spindle of bone inserted at right angles in a wooden handle and lashed with bast: Polynesian, Samoa

Museum reference

A.1903.325

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Tattooing implement

Production information

Samoa, Samoan Islands, Polynesia

Materials

Bone, Wood, Bast

Physical description

Bone spindle, wooden handle, bast lashing