Tool for Tattooing (Ifugao)
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Brown wooden stick, the middle part of which is carved out to the handle. The tapering upper end is tightly wrapped with black wool thread; here the thin needle protrudes approx. 0.5mm. The device is decorated with four braided rings made of vegatable material at equal intervals. In the literature on the Ifugao there is no information about such a tattoo device. Vanoverbergh (1929: 190, fig. 67) describes the Ifugao tattooing device as a piece of iron with two or three points.
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Date
Between 1964
Identifier
43627
Origin
Ifugao
Banaue, Philippines
(Culture of the Ifugao people values kinship, family ties, religious and cultural beliefs. They're unique among all ethnic groups in North Luzon for their interesting customs and traditions. The Spanish never were able to take control of the Ifugao territory.)
Banaue, Philippines
(Culture of the Ifugao people values kinship, family ties, religious and cultural beliefs. They're unique among all ethnic groups in North Luzon for their interesting customs and traditions. The Spanish never were able to take control of the Ifugao territory.)
Materials
Wood, strips of leaf, wool thread
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: D. max .: 1.1 cm
Length: L .: 12 cm
Length: L .: 12 cm
Provenance
Purchased from William Beyer
Acquisition Date
1964
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
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Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed September 2021.
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“Tool for Tattooing (Ifugao),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 3, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7781.
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