| Object Number | P218 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Iban |
| Provenience | Borneo | Sarawak |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Flat piece of wood carved to leave a pattern in high relief. The block is inked and pressed onto the skin as a guide for the tattooing. Pattern (pantang peru) for the front of an Iban man's throat. Almost a duplicate of a Sea Dayak [Iban] throat design illustrated by Hose and Shelford. |
| Length | 9.9 cm |
| Width | 4.1 cm |
| Thickness | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898 |
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