Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand

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Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand

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Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand
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Ivory tattooing needle, Maori, New Zealand

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125166
Materials:
ivory and string
Measurements:
handle: length 215 mm
handle: diameter 17 mm
blade: length 55 mm
blade: width 10 mm
type:
tattooing needles
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)